Today we celebrate National Parents’ Day!  Mother’s Moms come in all sizes and all colors. Some moms are traditional while others are not. But, one thing is true about all moms…their role is both the hardest and the most rewarding in the world. And, I might add it doesn’t take an apron and a recipe […]

A visit to the tea aisle in your local grocery provides a mind-boggling array of herbal teas, each claiming to boost this, brighten that, and change your life for the better. It is difficult to know which one to try next! This handy guide will help you during your next grocery trip (or Amazon shopping […]

Let’s talk about the one thing you must do after a breakup… It’s over. You forgot how excruciating breakups are. The minute you open your eyes in the morning, the heaviness rushes back into your chest and it hurts so much that you can barely breathe. That is if you’re lucky enough to be able […]

  I am the mother and grandmother of a large, blended family. Having a blended family requires tender loving care…and lots of sleepless nights. I must confess, with pride, that I learned by trial and error how to be a great stepmother — although I do not like the term — and a step-grandmother to […]

On Father’s Day and other special holidays and occasions, you turn inward and think of singular rites of passage; the secret memories you rarely speak of. Speaking for myself, the feelings on these types of holidays trigger specific memories of the heart. Secret memories are not restricted by the passage of time because they are […]