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Halloween is my favorite holiday. I like it so much that I actually got married (the first time) on Halloween thirty-two years ago today. Yes,

After a weekend of celebrating my brother’s 50th birthday in Atlanta, I had to return to Atlanta a few days later for the unexpected passing

October 4th of 2019 was a big day in my family. It was the day that the last of my siblings turns 50. It’s almost

In June of 2019, Scott and I got to do something we’ve never done before – we saw the Rolling Stones in Chicago. Lots of

It seems that no matter how good something is, there’s always an unhappy camper in the crowd. Unfortunately, our human nature tends to focus on

It’s a part of human nature, whatever we have, we always seem to want just a little more. We compare our “stuff” – house, car,

As a person who speaks for a living, you would think it would be easy to get on stage for a mere five minutes. Unless,

In 2007, there was a major falling out in our neighborhood. I won’t share the details, but it was bad enough that we did not

One of my “Gratitude Thought of the Week” subscribers shared a wonderful story about reconnecting with a neighbor of hers. “Over thirty years ago, a

Back in the days of my crazy travel schedule, it was always nice to come back home before it all started up again. (How I

Chelsey was the first cat I adopted. I got him at a flea market – and it was appropriate because he was literally covered with