Monthly Archives: December 2010

It’s A Brand New Year…

Happy New Year! As I sit here for a moment on the eve of  a brand new year, and I literally mean a moment as the demands of life are quite literally beating on my door (aka a nine year … Continue reading

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Without darkness there is no light

It seems to me there is a growing number of people around me going through hard times lately.  Friends losing jobs, being out of work for not just months but years, ugly divorces, destructive relationships, loss of loved ones, general loneliness and despair… the list … Continue reading

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Unexpected Joy

This morning I headed to the post office to ship Christmas to its various destinations around the country.  I pulled in at 7:55 am to a line that wrapped outside and down the sidewalk.  The post office doesn’t even open … Continue reading

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Relationships should not start with a job interview

I remember dating before I was married.  It was much different back then.  Now that I am older and more comfortable with who I am, I approach the dating process a lot differently.  It used to be that I would … Continue reading

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Faces of Courage

When I got home from work yesterday, I turned on the news to catch up on the world around me for a minute.  Leading the headlines was the sad news of Elizabeth Edwards’ passing.  I don’t know her nor have … Continue reading

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Live, Laugh, Love

You see those wall signs everywhere. Most of the time you just pass them right by.  One day, those words became more relevant for me than any three words in the life I had led up to that point.  “What … Continue reading

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