“I don’t believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at.”—Maya Angelou Today is my brother’s 63rd birthday.  And as I have done with my other birthday blogs this past year I am going…

So it is almost a year since I started this blog.  I am proud of myself that I have continued to write and it truly has helped me.  I just went back and reread my first post and it still remains true that writing really calms me and this past year I have had to…

This week Don and I celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary.  We have always done a pretty good job of celebrating this day.  We have traveled sometimes-going to Door County, Chicago, Nashville, and last year Las Vegas.  During our first anniversaries we attempted to buy each other the “themed” gift for that year.  The first year…

No, I cannot carry a tune.  So much so that my elementary school music teacher pulled me from a group song for our Christmas concert.  And I have no sense of rhythm, but I love music!!! Music has always been important in my life.  One of my favorite things to do is to listen to…

I am not a liberal snowflake. My feelings aren’t fragile, my heart isn’t bleeding. I am a badass BELIEVER in HUMAN RIGHTS. My TOUGHNESS is my TENDERNESS. My STRENGTH is in the SERVICE of others. There is nothing more FIERCE than FORMIDABLE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. There is nothing more COURAGEOUS than COMPASSION. But if my belief…

I haven’t written in awhile and boy do I feel it.  Everything seems very heavy right now for a number of reasons.  I am not sure why I haven’t written because I have a lot to write about.  I think just as with all self care activities-you have to make it a priority or it…

Continuing with my birthday tradition this year, I am going to focus on one word(s) for my wonderful husband who will be celebrating his birthday this week. Acts of Service In the book, The Five Love Languages, there should be a picture of Don for the chapter of Acts of Service.  Almost everyday, I can…

The 4th of July had always been one of my favorite holidays.  As a child, we would decorate my buggy and later my bike for the buggy/bike decorating contest at the Legion festivities.  We would watch the parade go down Shepard Avenue and then run to get in line to get the free ice cream…

So with Father’s Day approaching I thought it was only right to write about my dad.  My dad was only in my life for 20 years, not nearly long enough.  He also left me at the time in my life when I was trying to figure it “all” out so his death really added confusion,…

I have been thinking about the word Home quite a bit lately.   Recently, I saw a show down in Chicago called The Choir of Man.  I believe it is playing in Chicago until the end of July.  I highly recommend it.  See trailer below for a preview.  It is music and dancing but what made…