Jun 23, 2018 | Beauty + Joy
Need a little TLC for yourself? Grab some paper and a pen and listen to this 30-minute audio conversation I had with Lauri Mackay, proprietor of Lauri’s Lemonade Stand. Lauri has just launched her book, “Positivity Happens: Creating Happiness and Finding...
Jun 2, 2018 | Beauty + Joy, Unique Gifts
I want to tell you about an amazing couple and a creative gift idea they shared with me recently! Maggie and Lacy live in a beach town in Oregon and have been together for five years. For as long as I’ve known them, I have never heard either one say one word that is...
May 6, 2018 | Beauty + Joy, Kindness as a Gift
My wonderful mother, Becky, turned 80 last week Friday, April 27th. I’ve been asking everyone I know if they’d be willing to send a card to my mom for her birthday. I wanted her to receive cards, before, during, and after the actual day so her birthday...
Apr 14, 2018 | Beauty + Joy, Kindness as a Gift
Remember in last week’s newsletter I told you that I had woken up with a line from Mary Oliver’s poem in my head: “What is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” I also told you that I was headed to Josephine’s Cabin for an overnight...
Apr 12, 2018 | Beauty + Joy
(Reprinted from a Simply Celebrate newsletter, April 5, 2018) I’m packing up right now to take myself on my quarterly overnight vision retreat. This is a gift I give myself to get perspective on my life. No internet. No phone service. Lots of meditation,...