Taking Stock

Taking Stock

I had an economics professor last century at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who explained that each New Year’s Eve he and his wife would sit down together with a couple glasses of Hennessy Cognac, inventory their accounts, and then make a financial plan...
Warm Buns

Warm Buns

Today I am going to get real personal. If your PALS (person with ALS) has not yet required a bidet, get one now! If you do not have a PALS, get one anyway! While the obvious perks need not be explained, the feature I really appreciate is the heated seat. Do not...
Two Are Better than One

Two Are Better than One

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Those in the know in the...
Who’s in Control?

Who’s in Control?

I spend a lot of time these days rearranging furniture and bookshelves. I’ve become the person who loves doing laundry and vacuuming. I find peace and calm in tackling a kitchen cabinet overstuffed with various containers of myriad contents and...
Confession

Confession

Today I want to talk about a little thing called truth, but I want to begin with a bit of backstory. My husband, Stan, is a chatter. He chats. He is not a talker. He does not relish deep conversations, especially about painful things or his feelings. In the 15 months...