June 17, 2023 How does one achieve longevity in marriage and life? Have you ever met a couple who has been married for 70+ years? For my day job, I recently had the opportunity to interview…
May 31, 2023 My obsession with the letter Z started in grade school Do you have a favorite letter of the alphabet? This may sound odd to some people, but I do. You see, I’m a lifelong…
May 8, 2023 A mom by any name Blast from the past! This post was originally published on June 2, 2012. I once read that “Mama” is the same in many languages…
May 3, 2023 Judy Blume makes the world a better place Do you remember reading and loving Judy Blume books as a kid? In the past week, I’ve had the pleasure of watching both a…
April 26, 2023 I’ve always wanted to learn Spanish – and now I am I’ve always loved learning different languages. I took French from junior high (now known as middle school) all the way through college. It was…
April 19, 2023 I finally got the scruffy little dog of my childhood dreams When I was a child, I longed to have a dog just like Benji for my very own. We never had dogs growing up…
April 15, 2023 The Pez dispenser is almost 100 years old Do you remember eating Pez candy out of a flip-top dispenser as a kid? I do. I mostly preferred English candy as a child…
April 5, 2023 Does your family love road trips and side quests? Our family takes a lot of vacations. We typically travel by air, but once in a while, we take a road trip. I personally…
April 3, 2023 Walking with a seeing-eye dog changed my life I have been a cat person all my life and a dog person since about my mid-20s. I was afraid of dogs for many…
March 18, 2023 I just donated platelets for the first time I’ve been a blood donor for many years. In fact, I’m about to hit the personal milestone of 4 gallons donated in my lifetime….
