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I was thrilled and honored to have last week’s blog accepted for publication in the Opinion section of The State newspaper. 

How did you learn your ABC’s?  I would be willing to venture the Alphabet Song had something to do with it and may still be a ready reference when you are forced to quickly recall that “Q”…

It’s sad. Check-out time from the rented beach house really is at ten tomorrow morning and then I will only have a few more weeks to wear my flip-flops and white capris before someone calls…

“I can’t wait until all you kids are out of here!” My mother used to say that and today I wonder if she ever missed us once her dream came true.  If she did, she…

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 prayed and prayed for someone you deeply care for in need of a serious life-style change with no apparent results? Your heart breaks and your faith falters as prayers seemingly go unanswered…

In the days following my being fired, I spent the necessary time licking wounds and setting my self-worth back on its normal roller coaster.  With a genuine “Hallelujah!” for my pending interview, I began preparing…

There I was, alone in my apartment with the nearly unpacked cardboard box I had been summarily handed to clean out my work space the day I was fired and was holding the company mug that changes…

If the road to hell is really paved with good intentions I would be in some serious trouble were it not for the grace of God! I intended to post, as promised, “5 Simple and…

At the conclusion of a speaking engagement I usually make my way to a spot near the door and welcome the opportunity to exchange ideas with people as they leave. A woman recently stopped to…