May you enjoy all the things that are magical about the holiday season with those you hold dear and may you have peace in your heart, a sparkle in your eye, and a lightness in your soul. This I wish for you - for all of us - embrace joy. This is my greeting card this [...]
Thanksgiving is a time when we focus intently on gratitude. Surrounded by family, friends, food, and laughter it is much easier to be grateful for what we have. Gratitude fills our hearts and carries us happily through the holiday season. It is a lens that challenges us to appreciate all we have in our life [...]
18 years ago, I attended my oldest child's high school graduation with my youngest child on my lap. Sarah was just shy of 18 at the time and Cheyenne was eight-weeks old. I remember the moment with absolute clarity. It was, in so many ways, both surreal and life affirming. I fully appreciated in that moment how [...]
I am on the annual Oprah and Gayle pilgrimage to Québec , Canada to visit my darling grandchildren, Noah Jr. and Cortney, with my son Noah. The pilgrimage was so named long ago as an homage to Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King's Big Adventure - a 10 day road trip from California to New York. [...]
I surmise it is time to start catching New Forty readers up on summer outings that have gone unreported. I have been thinking that there is so much to tell that it is almost too much. I want to say little, but tell all that is worth telling. As such, I think I will have [...]
Cheyenne received an academic letter from West Fargo School District last night. Silly me, I did not even realize there was such a thing. I thought lettering was all about sports. Cheyenne was nonplussed when she first heard she had earned a letter, but once she realized that she was the only kid in the [...]
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