Look at the Bright Side…

Over this holiday season I have witnessed many positive and negative human interactions. Now that the holidays are over, you would think that things would have calmed down, but that doesn’t appear to be so. Today while I was at work, there was a ‘fender-bender’ in the parking lot – a gentlemen in a truck…

3/4 Century Birthday

  Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday my mama, Happy Birthday to you.     So, we did it! We threw my mom a 75th Birthday party. Party decorations were hung, an absolutely huge cake was brought in, family and friends gathered round, and we celebrated. It was a beautiful day,…

It Won’t Fall From the Sky

God takes care of even the birds of the air, but He doesn’t throw the food into their nests. (I don’t recall where I heard this, but I loved it!) Have you ever wondered, as you listen to people complain about their circumstances, what do they expect to change if something doesn’t happen to create…

What’s In a Name?

As humans, we name everything. Its how we relate to things. We get a new pet – we name it. We create or invent something – we name it. We give names to the things that we care about, innately we know how important that names are. So why is it that many of us…

It’s a Birthday Thing

If my birthday is February 23rd, but we celebrated it on December 2nd; am I still 49 years old until my actual birthdate? Cuz I know for children that they know you don’t turn older until you get the birthday party! So, if we had the party… am I older? So, now that I have…

Black Friday vs. Disney

There’s a little magic in the air today. Pixie Dust and imagination, you could say. Laughter, smiles and giggles too, In abundance bubbling out of my crew. Long lines to wait in anticipation, A chance to reminisce about vacation. Choices are many as options unfold, Shows and rides at Disney never get old! Dark and…

I Broke My ‘Feeler’!

For the past month or so I have been trying to do some soul searching. See, over the past few months I have tried to start reaching out socially in new areas (not new-new, but new since I got sober). Like dating. I guess I was expecting to find someone and fall in love, maybe…