Year: 2018

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials. ~Danish Proverb  I came from a family where food was always at the center of our lives. It was how we celebrated

The average dog has one request to all humankind.  Love me.  – Helen Exley Tara was the family dog during my childhood.  We lived in Huntington, Long Island in New York.  It was the suburbs

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs – jolted by every pebble in the road.  – Henry Ward Beecher My husband, Thad, was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.  – Ephesians 4:26 I had been sporting what Christian author Patsy Clairmont coins as a ‘tude (attitude). 

My mother loved going to Costco, but cancer was slowly destroying her body, and she became dependent on a wheelchair for mobility. Regardless, she was determined to stay active for as long as she could.