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You are a smart business owner. You know you have to watch where your money goes, keep up with efficiency, and make your customers happy. Fortunately, there is a ton of technology available that can help you do […]

My middle son is a firecracker. He is an amazing 11 year old that loves sports, drawing and reading. He loves to pretend and use to always be in costume no matter where we were. For the first several years of his […]

As most of us already know, Dory is the wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss about every 10 seconds or so.

At times, when I’m going about my day, I sort of feel like Dory… thinking to […]

I wanted to put a curse word in the title of this piece but I doubt it would make it past the censors, so I held off. But wow, folks, we are seeing what I think is a bit of a phenomenon out there right now and […]

My son came home today, went immediately to his room and when asked what was wrong, began to cry. He’s in the 5th grade but is taking a pre-AP 6th grade math class and has recently been having some problems. Not w […]

When you hear the word transition, what comes to mind?  Do you envision a butterfly from a chrysalis?  Perhaps transitioning from a young lady to a woman?  Maybe it is the physical transformation from being ov […]

Over the past few years, I’ve lost several individuals who were integral to my life. One I wrote about in my first book, ‘Is This Seat Taken?® Random Encounters that Change your Life‘ . Barbie Bienvenu, whom I ca […]

Every school has a culture within it’s walls. Something that creates the character and the quality of life among the students and teachers. Each educator brings a part of who they are into their classroom and d […]

When the music shifts from one tempo to another, the dance shifts with it. On the dance floor, you find your rhythm and pace, then the music changes. Next step: stumbling. Our lives are filled with ups and downs, […]

Take these five steps for your journey toward sobriety.

When you think about embarking on a substance use recovery journey, it may be scary and feel like hard work. The recovery journey is both scary and hard […]

Many have heard the saying “you can’t pick your family” and it is generally in a context when someone has done something that someone doesn’t agree with.  I have said such sayings more times than I can possibly […]

Over the last decade of teaching thousands, I’ve often had nursing students comment on all I have accomplished in my career. Knowing this path hasn’t really been about me, nor has it all been glitz and glamor eit […]

We’re a family of 5.  Me, my husband, one daughter and two sons.  Family means we stick together.  There are good moments and bad moments.  Even through the bad moments, we support each other with lots of hugs […]

Picture this:

Family reunion. Everyone talking, catching up, showing photos of their littles. Food being eaten. Drinks enjoyed. And Cousin Marty leans over and says to me, voice booming through the ambient […]

What is the meaning of family? We can “google” the word family and what comes up is: A group of people that are related, especially, parents and their children.  But “family” can mean more than blood relative […]

Family is who we count on.  We all have our blood family and our people we choose as family.  I think that a winning combination of both types of family are the best for me.

I believe that your birth order a […]

Family! A perfect topic of the month as I have spent the summer in Jordan. We’ve celebrated two Eids (Muslim holidays) during this time. I’ve ruminated a great deal about the importance and blessing of a large ext […]

When I think of family, I think of family meals together. It’s the perfect time to enjoy each other’s company but also so much more! It’s a time when kids learn social skills and good manners but also about the j […]

Have you had “the talk” with your kids yet?  No, I don’t mean THAT talk.  I’m talking about money.  Reports show that it is the second hardest conversation to have with your kids behind the big sex talk.  Tha […]

In a short 18 months, I have lost both my momma and my daddy. Our daddy passed first, tragically and unexpectedly, followed by our momma in March of this year. Gretchen, my sister, and I are now the only two in […]