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Last Tuesday I was going to write and post a blog on "Laughter," but it was a chaotic week. It began with detailed planning and preparation for my work trip to San Diego the next day. I had two days of back-to-back meetings. When I returned, I got up early the next morning to play pickleball.  I had played four or five games and needed to get to work. However, I told one of my PB partners, “OK, ‘Just one more.” It is sort of comical, as that is a common saying all of us pickl

Last week I was reminded that our lives are marked with a certain frailty, as well as the importance of loving well while we are here on earth. One week ago today, I found out that one of my sisters passed away unexpectedly. Interestingly, my sister and I were “Irish twins,” as we were 11.5 months apart.  Ironically, we also grew up Catholic, but we’re not Irish. LOL. Side Note: As I shared previously in another blog, my sisters would tease me saying that our parents didn’t

It’s hard to believe that my husband and I are already marking our 28th year together! I vividly recall when we first met. I had just started attending the young adult bible study of the new church I was attending. It was during our prayer time one evening that I noticed two attractive men. One of them was zealously talking about a scripture in the book of Deuteronomy, as his head was shaking a bit. LOL. (Note: For those of you that have not read that book, it is a bit dry, b

I thought that it was time to insert some humor in the series of some very serious blogs. This blog is about my husband who likes to play pranks, especially on me. This one in particular happens to be epic and continues to make me laugh. At the time, we were living in the Seattle, Washington area. It was the middle of the week, and I was going out with a bunch of my girlfriends to dinner to celebrate one of their birthdays. We were having such a great dinner together that a f

I don’t necessarily think of myself as a feminist; however, lately I’ve been thinking about whether we as women, are mentoring and supporting to other women, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.  One thing in particular that I've been pondering, is do I spend more time “tooting my own horn” or do I live to lift others up? There is an article called "5 Reasons why women must support other women” by Renata Merino ( 5 Reasons Why Women Must Support Other Women ( link

Have you ever given serious thought to the kind of friendships you have and are they uplifting, life-giving and supportive or are they empty and draining? A few years ago, one of our good friends, (our best man from our wedding) was visiting us and he and I got into a serious conversation about friendships. At that time, I was having some challenges with a friend of mine as well as a difficulty in making new, lasting friendships. As I bared my soul to my friend, I shared with