What can a concentration camp survivor teach us about the meaning of life? A lot. I recently finished Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, and his theories about happiness and meaning are truly

Everybody has goals. Well, most everybody does. While it’s great to have goals, unfortunately, a lot of people don’t achieve their goals.  Why? There are a multitude of reasons why someone doesn’t

I was looking at my e-mail today and noticed that one of Alexander’s relatives had written us. Alexander has this gigantic family and there is no way I can remember everyone, so quite frankly I stopped

Just a thought, but I think parenting should be easy. I know its not, but I really think it should be. I think that every home should have one simple rule: Obey your parents. Obey them immediately.

My day was not too exciting. 10 am - I woke up and actually got up. Could have stayed in bed much longer but I REALLY needed to piddle-dink. Then there was no going back to bed. I think it’s a recurring

When you are a Grandom, things can get busy, and schedules can clash and sometimes you just have to figure things out. ( As I have already mentioned my grandchildren are temporary living with me now).

It always amazes me how many times I come across people doing something the hard way, and when asked why, they have no logical reason. Do we think we are braver, or stronger or smarter if we choose the

I think it`s time for another What I Do Right post. I wrote one a long, long time ago. (What I Do Right) I wrote it because I was feeling like I often focused on all the things I did wrong. I wanted

I used to be early for everything. I would leave in plenty of time, I would arrange my day around being early, I would arrive before anyone else. This was, of course, before I was married and had

I love my grandchildren dearly and I think they are very sweet and loving little people. (Well, not so little anymore.) But every year between Halloween and December 25th, they turn into these stark, raving,

How am I supposed to eat 6 meals a day? I am never going to be able to eat that much, or afford it, and I dont have time for that anyway! This is the common knee-jerk reaction I get when I begin to lay

I know. It has been a long time since I faced one of our fears. This one happens to be a fear of mine, and I kept meaning to tell you all about it. It may seem strange, being that I went to broadcasting

Once you have narrowed down your search for modest wedding dresses if you are having some difficulty selecting which of the gorgeous dresses to settle on you might like to try visualization. This is a

Happy Mardi Gras… or happy stupid gras because I am super bitter that I missed out!  It seems like it was good fun for everyone this year and I am done trying to convince Australians that it is more

First. Gorgeous sense. As the saying goes: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, thus you always think your lover is the most beautiful for the sense of love between you and her/him, no matter how beautiful

LOVE Who I want to be is the lady who loves you, who laughs with you, who says I will pray for you with a smile and a wink. Someone who you KNOW is sincere even though you do not believe what I believe.

My man loves me. I know he does. This isn’t about that at all. I just want to be beautiful and I know he won’t have any objection to being married to a beautiful woman. And I don’t mean beautiful beautiful.

A woman whom I consider a very good online friend wrote an article on her blog that basically said she is a writer who does not write. I can connect with that. Until I started my blog I knew that I liked

24 hours may sound like a long time but for a busy mom there are never enough hours in the day to accomplish the things that keep your family running like the smooth ship it is! If you're anything like

Foreclosure, layoffs, unemployment- any one of these events can result in not just unhappiness but despondency, despair and depression. But is there any way to maintain a happy countenance in the face