Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category

You Light Up My Life

Monday, December 4th, 2006

There’s a song that you probably know called You Light Up My Life. Now the words to this song are very romantic but for me, last night, I recalled the song for another reason. I was on my way home after dark as I approached the entrance to a park near my home. The park […]

Settle for a Slow Down or Houston, We Have a Problem!

Friday, December 1st, 2006

If you know the country song, Settle for a Slow Down you have a smile on your face right about now. Dierks Bentley apparently ticked his girl off and she drops him like a hot cake on the side of the road in the pouring rain. It has to be a pretty long and straight […]

May the Force be With You or Dealing with Difficult In-Laws

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

“May the Force be With You” – from the movie – Star Wars (1977) has been a quote worth reckoning with for years. This title either made you laugh out loud or touches a tender cord in your inner being as you think of difficult people in your life. If you’re married, ever have been, […]

My Front Porch Looking in

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Have you even taken the time to look inside your house from the outside? I mean really just stopped to take a look inside?

I was listening to the radio again today on the way to a meeting when the country song, My Front Porch Looking In came on. LoneStar sings about finally owning a little piece of land where he can see the sun rise and the moon lay on the fences.

He then does something that, I suspect, many of us have not taken the time to do. He turns his head and takes a look inside to see what it looks like there. It’s in that moment that he sees the most beautiful view he says he’ll ever see…a family he adores a woman he loves.

While many of us do not fit the bill of the traditional family and we may even live alone, what does the inside of our home say about us?

I’ll Have What She’s Having

Monday, November 27th, 2006

As you consider your many talents, is “expert shopper” one of those? If so, you were likely out before sunrise Friday morning to get the best bargains – and there were lots of them according to the retailers. Shopping has become the passion of many in the US today. I am reminded of the famous […]