This is the week when I turn into the Grinch. It’s the week of the final countdown toward Christmas Mornng. Work feels like an imposition on my true job which has become preparing for Christmas. There isn’t enough tape in the world to finish the wrapping. Last minute Christmas card envelopes stare up at me …
I love to text- It’s an easy quick way to reach out. I love to email- no stamps, no waiting, just instant communication. Talking on the phone- talking everywhere, talking all the time. I keep in touch right away with anyone, anytime, from anywhere in the world. Recently I was texting back and forth to …
I remember when Halloween meant going into my mom’s closet and putting together something that looked like a costume then travelling in packs from house to house, extorting candy from the neighbors. But there was always something special in the air. More special, than Mrs. Bergren’s homemade cookies; something really, down in my bones …
You know that I have been blessed to have been a part of a truly blended family for decades. Holidays, birthdays, vacations have been spent with ex-spouses and their spouses. The children of my step-children have been raised with all their Grandparents together. Weddings have been planned together and vacations …
