I tend to be a joy-seeker. I like to read inspiring stories. I write about fun stuff. I enjoy inspiring quotes. Over the holidays I received two of the most…
This holiday I seemed to be behind on everything. We started off strong with the outdoor lights up before Thanksgiving but things began to pile up. We ended up scrambling…
Her hair was wrapped in a modest bun and the apron over her long dress was clean and pressed. She carefully filled plastic cups with water and arranged them neatly on…
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain It may fall on Friday the 13th this year but there's no reason…
Rough patches. You know: a landslide of discouraging events that just bring you down and it all seems to happen at once. Illness, injury, frustration, stress, exhaustion... I doubt that few people…
We're in the midst of our first arctic winter blast and my neighbors already have up their Christmas lights but that's not what makes this the most wonderful time of…
The moment my daughter spotted the crate full of fuzzy little chicks peeping happily at the local hardware store, she was smitten. Every year near Easter, the peeps appeared. And…
This week something unusual happened here in Raleigh, NC: a full-blown snowstorm. Normally in our region, we get a bit of snow and ice, schools will close, businesses will be…
Today I had the ultimate pleasure of helping out at a food drive hosted by a local television station. The ABC11 "Heart of Carolina" campaign has been held for over…
For about 10 months out of the year, I can't even bear to think of the holiday season. The long list of things to do, the frantic shopping, the pressure…