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“Sometimes we don’t realize the blessings we have until we no longer have them. Appreciate all the blessings in your life, take none for granted.”— Catherine Pulsifer Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.  John Robert went into Children’s Hospital two weeks ago...

“Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor—I will need them all.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Yes, it’s unfortunately true: our son, John Robert, needs open heart surgery again, and it’s scheduled for later this month at Boston Children’s Hospital. It’s...

“It isn’t how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it’s how you spend the time.”      — David Brenner June 21st officially marked the first day of summer, and my family sure didn’t waste any time enjoying it —we kicked off summer on June...

“Well, June is busting out all over.” We are going to college graduations, high school graduations, and our son John Robert is graduating from elementary school.  It seems like he was just in kindergarten; boy, did those 6 years go by quickly! And June...

Beautiful blessings for Mother’s Day Do you ever count your blessings?  Are you often grateful for what you have in life? The greatest thing we can have is our health.  If we don’t have that, we don’t really have anything.  It is...

“Courage is the most important of the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.  You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” — Maya Angelou Happy April!  The weather is starting to...

“Luck is just being ready when an opportunity presents itself” — Adrian Locke It was an early morning for me, up at 6:30 am.  Making sure to put on my green for St. Patrick’s Day, I left my house at 7:30 and headed off to the District 31 Toastmasters...

“The harder you work, the luckier you get” — Jerry Barber, American Golfer I held my annual Goal Setting for Success Workshop on 1-31-18.  We had a phenomenal crowd (see photo) and we raised $300 for Children’s Hospital.  Thanks to all of you who attended and...

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all”— Dale Carnegie Where did 2017 go?  Did you achieve the goals you set out at the beginning of last year?  If you did, good for...