By: Sandra L. Churchill Call it the Pride and Prejudice-loving, timeless romantic in me, but there is nothing so endearing and charming as a hand-written letter. A note of encouragement, get-well card, or just-because friendship letter, thoughtfully penned and snail-mailed, is such a testament from one human to another that he or she matters. The … More You’ve Got Mail!
By: Cheryl Maguire Everyone wishes they had an Aunt Mimi. Somehow, I was lucky enough to have one. She was the type of aunt that would not only attend all your major life events, like your graduation and wedding, but did so donning a pantsuit, long before Hilary Clinton inspired #PantsuitNation. She even wore one … More My Dear Aunt Mimi
By: Cheryl Maguire *Please note: The story below is based on last year’s holiday season. While celebrating this year is much different, I hope to provide a reminder of the joy of family, and hopefully a glimpse of future holiday seasons. “Can we please host Thanksgiving dinner?” This is how I wanted to respond to … More A Holiday Humor Story
By: Deirdre Littlefield It’s a new year, which brings new excitement and intention. I look back on 2017 with fondness, as our family had it pretty good. We worked steady and really didn’t want for much. Our children are healthy and seem to enjoy one another and our family as a whole. Life is … More New Year Resolutions
By: Cheryl Maguire It’s May which means flowers are blooming, birds are singing and it’s time to celebrate your mother, grandmother or other maternal figure in your life. I never fully appreciated my mother until I moved out to go to college and then later became a mother myself. Here is a list of some … More Top 10 Attributes I Appreciate About My Mom
By: Deirdre Littlefield Youth sports have taken over suburbia in the last decade or so. Our kids expect to play every sport, every season, because everybody is. Sports don’t even seem to have a season anymore. Spring soccer starts in the winter, fall soccer now begins before Labor Day and hockey doesn’t have a … More Youth Sports vs My Family Values
By: Janice Johnson-Plumer With 2015 behind me I actually have a chance to reflect on what happened to me this past year. I remembered summer had just started and I am preparing for a relaxing vacation with my husband. Well, before the vacation even had a chance to start, it ended. My husband delivers some disturbing news and … More When Life Hands You a Curveball
By: Tanya Pimental Today, we never forget the tragic events of 9/11. Everyone remembers where they were and how the day unfolded. For many, the pain and grief that came with it lingers still today. For me, this day brings emotions that have changed over the years. I still experience a sort of grief fourteen years … More Myself
By: Kathy Trainor Whether you’re a stay at home parent, or you spend all day at work, everyone has those days when you just do not feel like cooking. For me this usually tends to fall on Mondays. What I am about to reveal to you is my secret recipe for killing a case of the … More Easy Weeknight Broccoli and Sausage Recipe
By: Sandra L. Churchill That is what we are calling this week: the Week of Wisdom Teeth. My middle child, or middle young woman as I should call her (since she is 20) is a spirited, fun-loving college student whose angelic voice fills the rooms of our house when she is home. But this week … More The Week of Wisdom Teeth
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