Now that this career mom has been home for a bit, I have to confess I have a much better appreciation for all that my spouse has done over the years! Wow, that was a tough one to swallow! It has been building for a while, prompted by each doctor’s appointment, load of laundry, school drop off and pick up, and each meal I prepared and in return a child turned up his nose. It’s not that I ignored it before. I always have been thankful for a spouse that was willing to take on t

As a self-professed Kevin Bacon fan – yes, I spent my teen-formative years in the 80s – I thought, on my walk today, of the 1991 movie, He Said, She Said. Kevin and his co-star Elizabeth Perkins play journalists who work in the same office, and often have opposing views. The person who plays the television producer in the movie gives them their own show, called, of course, He Said, She Said. It was fresh on my mind after my husband and I had our own He Said, She Said moment,

Recently I was in my local bank branch, exchanging some currency when I overheard a well-dressed man, who appeared to be in a hurry, talk with the teller about his recent trip to Disney. For me, fond memories of Disney trips with our four kids made me smile. He, however, was not so happy; maybe he did not get the memo that Disney is known as the greatest place on earth! He loudly exclaimed, “It was the worst trip we have ever taken with my kids! It was way too hot! The lin

This week has been a convergence of situations, salient points and sage advice, and each bright star – seen in retrospect – is getting close to coming together to reveal a point of clarity at the site of the “big dipper” in the sky. On a cloudy day, the big dipper is hard to see, yet when each star shines bright enough, we look up and celebrate that the stars are shining bright enough to form a shape that leads to other shapes and constellation “awe-ing”. This also can be an