We often allow ourselves to be burdened by our past, which in many cases keeps us from experiencing our future. I have written before about using the past as a learning tool for navigating our future world, while at the same time avoiding being mired in it so much that it keeps us from living a full and satisfying life. Our past is who we were. It is full of experiences that molded and shaped our very being. At the same time it provided us experiences to create a future roadmap that… Read More

Have you ever found yourself saying “I would really love to do that”, “I have always wanted to do that”, or “I wish I could do that”, yet never actually doing it? When you have said that, have you ever sat down and had a conversation with yourself and evaluated the reasons why you haven’t? It is understandable that there are sometimes limitations that are out of our control such as finances, health or unexpected occurrences. However, I would venture to say that a majority of the time doing what we want… Read More

I wrote to you about a week ago regarding the fact that my brother and I were working together to remodel my parents bathroom and convert their tub to a shower to make it easier for our dad as he deals with his Lymphoma. I am an avid watched of HGTV and I have to admit, I went into the project knowing that we were undertaking a major task. My brother has worked in the construction area for years, but I have always been the bookworm. My old friend self doubt raised… Read More

Coming off working with my brother to convert my parents bath into a shower, this seemed like an appropriate re-post. She was definitely guiding our hands this week. I will be back to regular new posts next week. Thank you all for your patience. They say, “If you build it, they will come”.  Such is the case with the First United Methodist Church in Okeechobee, Florida.   My grandmother was a member of the First United Methodist Church since she moved to Okeechobee in the 1940’s from Miami. My mom and dad… Read More

Throughout the life of the Bring Smiles to Seniors Program I have always said that one of the goals of this program is to ensure that those that “paved the way for us” are remembered and reminded that they are loved and cared about. Today I wanted to share with you exactly what I mean by that. History has shown us many generations over the years. Each one born into this world going through their lives hoping to leave the world a little better place than they found it for future generations…. Read More

Sometimes it is those unexpected moments in life that bring you opportunities that you might otherwise not have been able to experience. Moments that remind you of times gone by and at the same time bring new experiences that cement relationships that you already knew you had. This weekend my brother and I went to my parents house to work on converting their bathtub to a shower. With my dad’s lymphoma it was getting more and more difficult to get in and out of the bathtub and the last thing we need… Read More