Making a memory! Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas! The season of presents, parties & cheer. What happens however, if you aren’t feeling Christmas joy? We all know people who find the holidays a time of loneliness and sadness. Missing loved ones who have passed or experiencing holidays as a divorced person, we all know someone…
Another year has passed and what have you done? Have you achieved all you hoped for at the beginning of 2013? Are you happy or sad to see this year go and a new one begin? Welcoming a new year is part of life. Days turn into weeks, into months and into years and they…
Welcome 2012!
Christmas is over and the new year is here. The holidays are just a memory and a new journey begins. In theory, it is just another Sunday however, in reality it is much more than that. We like to start things fresh, like stepping on untouched snow or writing on a clean sheet of paper. This year…
My Christmas Wish….
Merry Christmas!Things I wish for this Christmas..... I wish for continued health and longevity for my family and friends, you do not appreciate good health until you no longer have it. I wish for peace but understand unrest, for it is only when we are pushed to our limits do we flourish and grow. I…
The Pursuit of the Perfect Present….
The holidays are synonymous with gift giving and lots of presents. The daily report on the news about holiday shopping tries to track just how many people are shopping and what they spend. Both online and offline, the availability to shop is endless all due to the quest for the 'perfect present'. Children have a…
I Love a Parade….
I attended the Naples, Florida Christmas Parade this past Tuesday. The Gulf Coast Sharks, the high school band my daughter marches with was there as well as bands from some of the other high schools in Naples. The parade was magical. It was an hour and half of Christmas cheer. There were Santa's, snowmen, living…
The pursuit of holiday magic…
The holidays keep us busy. Shopping, decorating, baking are just a few of the many tasks that make the holidays a special time. Unfortunately, making things so special actually can be stressful for many people. The saying, youth is wasted on children is never more apparent during the holidays. The lengths that people will go…
Never too old…
My daughters, although they are six years apart, have birthdays that fall within a 10 day span. This time of year is busy not only for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas but to celebrate both girls birthdays. This year Alicia turned 16, which is a milestone in itself, but so is every birthday. Today is Lauren's…
Our History & Traditions
History: we all have one. Our relatives and ancestors before us are the reason we are here today. Passed down from generation to generation many of our customs and traditions of today came from our ancestors. The foods and stories are just some of the traditions of my family. With Easter here and my parents as a captive audience…
New Year’s Resolution
2010 is almost over and a new year about to begin. I am ready to take the Christmas decorations down and get life back into some order. After a busy two weeks with my family around to celebrate all that is good in our lives, they have left and I need to get back to…
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