Easter has become one of my favorite holidays over the past few years. Maybe it’s because Christmas gets so commercialized. But it’s more than that; Easter brings with it springtime and warmer weather, and a renewed sense of excitement about life.

We have a few Easter traditions in our family that we look forward to. We go to church, have a light brunch, and then make a traditional ham dinner later in the day. When I was a kid my grandmother would hide Easter baskets for my cousins and me, and we’d also do an egg hunt. …read more

A friend recently told me she thinks she’s ready to have kids because when all her pregnant or mother friends endlessly blabber on about the minute details of discharge or tantrums she’s actually not annoyed.
I told her that the reason I know that I am absolutely finished having children is because I am over being interested and back to being annoyed.
I’m a pretty good volunteer, I do my public service. I focus on my strengths, I enjoy teenagers, especially the “bad” ones, so I volunteer as a mentor and for a teen outreach in the community. I run a book club to give women …read more

Having admitted that I spend inordinate amounts of time at the supermarket, I should also tell you that for some reason while shopping, elderly customers always seem to want to talk to me.
“It’s strange for there not to be doughnuts on a Saturday, is it not?”…harped one white-haired, but beautiful woman recently. I think I suggested she buy a cake instead. Although the doughnut line seemed poetic, somehow.
I can always tell what time of day it is by the increase of older customers in the store: Sunday, church is out…it must be 1:00pm.
Immediately after my encounter with my new friend, …read more