Are You Setting Yourself Up For a Wild Ride?
I’m getting close to the finish line on the first draft of the book I am writing, Finding Balance in the Circus of Life. I had hoped to be done by the end of March, but a toothache that requires a root canal and a crown has derailed my progress. I just couldn’t pry myself …
Lent and the Fast: Giving It Up?
Fasnachts are in all the Lancaster County ads these days. If you aren’t familiar with fasnachts, you’re not from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fasnachts are the fried donuts sold on Shrove (or Fat) Tuesday so you can eat up before the deprivation of Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The local grocery store even adds a fasnacht …
With a Thankful Heart
It’s December, and that means the all-Christmas-music-all-the-time radio station is on in my car. I love this time of year, and I love all types of Christmas music, from the silly to the sacred. (Okay, I have to admit that I abhor “The Holly and the Ivy,” which makes no sense to me, doesn’t rhyme, …
What’s the Coffee; What’s the Cup?
My friend Mandy shared the following video with me, and I thought it was a great reminder of how life is meant to be savored. Watch it! My favorite part is where it says: Live simply. Speak kindly. Care deeply. Love generously. Sometimes when we do that, like with hot coffee, we will get burnt. …
Back to the Everyday Whining
Okay, Thanksgiving and the parades, football and overeating are finished for most of us. Now we’re in Christmas shlepping, I mean shopping, mode. And that leads to whining when the store is out of stock on the sale item you drove there especially for. Or sarcasm when the salesperson is less than interested in helping …
