Category: Editorials

In order for something to begin, there must be an end. The end of a year. The end of a job. The end of an illness. And while the new is waiting…

I have really struggled this week on what I wanted to write my column on. There has been so much happening: 1) Amen vs. A-woman; 2) The raid on the Capitol vs….

I really do try to steer away from political stuff during our weekly visits, but when I see the level of silliness that I am currently witnessing out of the “hired help”…

“Set all four traps. I’m tired of hearing that stupid thing in my walls and under the floor all night. Let’s kill him.” And so, my husband set the traps behind the…

I admit, I’ve never been much for making a big deal out of New Year’s Day. Marking another day on the calendar is a bit arbitrary, if you ask me; which no…

Hard stuff comes when we aren’t ready for it, but that hard stuff doesn’t have to define or derail us.  Family, and friends who are like family, show up when we need…

2021 is here! Hallelujah! I don’t think there has ever been another year in history that everyone in the entire world has wanted to see gone more than the year 2020! Usually,…

You can go ahead and laugh if you want, I choose to still believe in Santa. My list for Santa may have changed a great deal over the years, but I still…

‘Twas the night before Christmas, the year, Twenty Twenty, Santa’s at home with T.P. a plenty. For he had been saving roll upon roll, hiding from Corona, at the North Pole. But…

The countdown is finally over … Christmas is here! Let the fun begin! Hundreds of glasses of milk and cookies will be left out, with only crumbs and an empty glass left…

This week, “From the Sunny Side” is a “Best of” column from December of 2016. I hope you enjoy and may this holiday season be a safe and wonderful one for you…

Little did I know last week when I wrote about slowing down and taking care of myself that I would spend this whole last weekend in bed not caring that I hadn’t…

This past Saturday, Dec. 12, at 6:27 p.m., I became a Glamma – again!  Logan Michael Riley entered into this world weighing 7lb 5oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. He is…

This time of year, you see them seemingly everywhere. Guys dressed in the familiar red costume with the long white beard are commonplace in shopping malls and street corners. It’s little wonder…

I had two people tell me this week that I was too busy, needed to slow down and take care of myself. Honestly, it hurt my feelings a little bit. This year…

Matthew 22:34-40: Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment…

Every once in a while, I am surprised whenever I open up the “Facepages” and I see something that I posted several years ago show up as a “memory.” I usually laugh…

“Nooooo!” I screamed as I slowed down trying to avoid the inevitable. “Don’t do it, Cedrick!” But that furry little creature kept on running. Thuh-thunk. And the squirrel was no more. Gosh,…

So many times in life, we take such small incidents, and we blow them up into what we believe to be such huge life-altering incidents. There are so many things that happen…

For those of you who may not be aware, I have a pretty good morning commute that I drive each morning, and each afternoon. That is not a complaint by any means,…