If we overinflate our expectations of an event such as the perfect meal, an amazing date, the best trip ever, a holiday family gathering . . . we are setting ourselves up for possible disappointment. When we feel disappointed unfortunately we are...
I placed my face as close as I could to her cheek. Although she was hovering between life and the ethereal passageway, I believed she could still hear my voice. “Mom,” I whispered in her ear, “I hope you can hear me, momma you are my everything and...
“They’re making a mistake because I have a gut, and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me.” President Donald J. Trump From the global economy to social interaction to the effects of climate...
“Valued”, I’m not sure why this word popped into my mind this morning. Perhaps it is the emotional leftovers after our beautiful, blended friends and family Thanksgiving. Maybe it is all the “love gathering” pictures streaming across my timeline...
“So totally random but, I want to tell you all about a revelation I recently had,” she says. Not an unusual statement coming from our lovely, intelligent 29-year-old daughter. Unsure of what may be coming next, her adoring husband appearing a wee...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the famous essayist, lecturer and philosopher once eloquently stated, “the only person that you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” Reminded of this quote, this morning I looked in the mirror and asked myself...
What happens when a 30 year-old, Jesus loving, bible-quoting Christian woman moves from a relatively small Oklahoma town to the big city of Charlotte and finds herself embedded in the Jewish community (employed at the JCC) for 22 years? Life...
All alone I sat on the balcony. I waited there, quiet and still. A wistful breeze gently tossed the leaves on the live oak. I listened. Nature’s orchestra began to serenade my soul; the squirrel’s lively chatter, the bright red cardinal’s love song...
Last night I watched Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. Then I turned the channel and listened to Tucker Carlson on FOX. Then I turned the channel and listened to Anderson Cooper on CNN, then to Hannity, back to Lawrence O’Donnell and then to Laura Ingraham...
While sipping on my pumpkin spice coffee this morning, listening to the political rehash of yesterday’s “unprecedented” tweet of the day, I had this interesting realization. Seriously, there is no amount of caffeine that can...