Gratitude - the state of being grateful. I believe in being grateful for the beauty, joy, happiness, and people in my life. I am blessed, this I know. Unfortunately, in the hurriedness of day-to-day life I sometimes lose track of my gratitude, but when I take a moment to pause and look around at the [...]
Tag: thankfulness
The Focker report…be thankful.
Here is the Focker report for today: All is well and I am happy - indeed, thankful - to report that so far I have not been the cause of any undue havoc (the emphasis is on "so far"). Today we will partake in all things Thanksgiving with Mike's parents, his sister Michelle, her husband Ed and [...]
Call your mother…
It is that time again - October 24th - my mother's birthday. Regular readers will recall that I write about my mother specifically every year on the occasion of her birthday (2009, 2010) even though she has been gone nine and a half years now. I envy folks who still have their mother here with [...]
Where is that darn Fairy Godmother when you need her?
Some days I wish I was a Disney princess that could sing her way through life with all her feathered and furry friends. Of course a very handsome prince would come with that package and some fabulous shoes. Alas, Disney-type princesses aren't real and even if they were I would struggle with the notion that [...]
THE NEW FORTY 