How International Friendship Day Helped Me On A Difficult Anniversary

A Difficult Anniversary To Remember We passed another milestone this week. It was one I had not been looking forward to—the anniversary of my mother’s death. July 30 marked the end of a very long but short year, and I wasn’t sure how I would react to the milestone. Something I discovered a few months … More How International Friendship Day Helped Me On A Difficult Anniversary

How Oysters, Family And Friends Make For A Memorable Start To The Year

How We Mark Our Lives We mark the times of our lives by minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons, years and decades. That’s a constant for all of us. Our seasons may be different depending on which hemisphere we live in, but we all experience these measures of time. It’s how we mark our lives. … More How Oysters, Family And Friends Make For A Memorable Start To The Year

Four Reasons Why Friendship Is Important In The Empty Nest

What is one thing that helps fill the void in your empty nest life? For me, it’s friendship. Friendship is important in the empty nest life, especially as our adult children marry, begin careers and establish their own lives. Treasured friendships can help fill the void in our lives and our time when our adult … More Four Reasons Why Friendship Is Important In The Empty Nest