May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
What do water balloons have to do with anything? Everything! It’s about going just a wee bit out of our way or our comfort zone to create moments that are joyful, giddy gifts for the people around us. That’s the ending of the story. That’s the punch...
May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m at my Mom’s house in a small town in Ohio. Lots of times people say to me, “How can you stay there so long? What do you do? Don’t you get bored?” Well, here’s the thing: I never get bored here because my Mom is fun and funny and...
Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
I just read an article called “What a Small Town Obituary Writer can Teach Us All About Living.” I think you’ll enjoy taking a peek at it. The author talks about the joy of ordinary days, being present in long stretches of time with people we love,...
Apr 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I needed to use my social security number for something. I started to write it out and I couldn’t remember it. I couldn’t remember my social security number, which I have had memorized for more than 40 years of my life. Sure, it could simply be a...
Mar 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week I posted a free template that you could easily download, write an appreciation on, and send to someone in your life who might need a boost or who’d appreciate some unexpected love. It was fun to create the printable and I hoped that folks would...
Mar 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been hearing from a lot of readers who resonate with my recent conversations on being blue. (If you missed the audio I created, you can listen to it here.) One person who wrote to me said, “I’ve noticed for myself how life-saving it can be to...
