Do you have traditions FOMO after watching the royal funeral of Queen Elizabeth II? Are your family traditions important to you? My goodness, the Monarch has traditions galore! It’s making me feel lame in the traditions department. I love traditions and wish, as a family, that we had more of them. Family traditions are what make every family unique. Some of them mimic superstitions, while others seem flat…
My guess was Hallmark created the Mother’s Day Holiday. Wrong! How the Mother’s Day Holiday started might surprise you. My research found that the holiday originated in the United States (in its modern form), where it is observed on the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day History Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and…
What are your top five favorite springtime activities? There is so much to do in spring that it’s hard to identify your favorite five activities. One thing is sure – it is time to get outside! Let’s go ahead and shake off winter. Yes, there still may be a few cooler days coming, but the weather is getting warmer. Colorful plants are in front of every…
Yesterday was the anniversary of my mom’s death. Yet, after twenty years, my mom’s advice still lives in my head. She has still been guiding me in her absence. She was seventy-one years old when she left us. Her mom had lived to be eighty-nine, so I foolishly thought she wouldn’t leave us so early. She spent her last day frolicking around…
It’s almost the end of 2021, and I find myself reflecting not just on this past year but on my life, in general. I’ve come to realize that there are so many life lessons I have learned from my children. Everyone thinks they have the most brilliant kids. When they are young, you and your husband are fascinated (and very proud) by their first words, steps…
Honoring family traditions during Christmas time is so comforting for me. It is what I look forward to every year. What unique family traditions do you enjoy at holiday time? When the kids were younger, we went to Breakfast with Santa. Gosh, I loved that! We’d get them dressed in their Christmas finery and go to Applebees for breakfast. Santa would show up on a firetruck. The entire…