May Your Jar Overflow!

God, family and then my work

Dear Penny, Most of the ballots are counted – and it appears President Obama has been re-elected. In the coming weeks and months, the Obama Administration will be emboldened like never before to intensify its…

Maybe you saw it coming and maybe you didn’t.  But you’ve just been fired and the aftershock has you reeling. Don’t feel too bad. It happens to nearly everyone at one time or another. Why,…

Have you ever wondered why you describe yourself as “feeling blue” when you are sad or in a melancholy state? “Feeling blue” is a naval term coined by the deepwater sailing ships of old. When…

The front door was open, our cab was waiting outside and the family was calling for me. I tucked my handbag under my arm and hurriedly leaned in toward the mirror to fasten the second…