Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day, a day that I’ve often looked forward to–when I’ve had a fun prank in mind. I’m not as brave as some people are when it comes to pranks. I don’t think I could ever “announce” something tragic or life-changing on April Fools’ Day. Usually, my pranks have involved ideas like
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! May you feel joyful and blessed today! As an Irishwoman (well, a one-quarter Irishwoman), St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. There’s something about it that puts a smile on my face and a jolly Irish tune in my heart. On Saturday, Tony and I went to the local
As spring approaches, I want to take a few moments to appreciate winter. Winter is my least favorite season, and this year, I felt like it was in no hurry to leave. I don’t like complaining about our days of thirty-degree weather. After all, I know that people who live up north have had to
I can’t wait to watch tonight’s Academy Awards. I’m honestly a little embarrassed to admit that I’ve seen every movie in the Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Directing categories. I also saw all of the Best Actress performances except Marion Cotillard’s role in the French film that I couldn’t get.
I discovered these lovely words for the year 2015. I like the fact that this prayer isn’t asking for a perfectly happy new year. Instead, it takes into account the realities of life. Some people have years that they would consider just about “perfect,” but most of us will have ups and down, and we
Choosing a hotel is one of my favorite things about planning a trip. I’ve stayed at quite a variety of places: youth hostels, fancy hotels, motels with bedbugs, beach hotels, Disney resorts, and charming bed-and-breakfasts. I have yet to experience anything quite like the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California, though. It looks like
Week after week, I see the damage that our culture’s obsession with beauty has created. I’m a mental health counselor for women and girls who have eating disorders, and I’ve realized how easily people can become trapped by the thought, “If I don’t achieve physical perfection, I can never be good enough.” I was drawn
I wish that the title of this blog post meant that I was actually about to attend the Academy Awards. “Going to the Oscars” is one of the items at the top of my bucket list. I don’t expect to be nominated for an award, but I’d love to be there one day, dressed up
How was your 2014? What do you hope for in 2015? The year 2014 wasn’t an exceptionally good year for me, but is wasn’t a particularly bad one either. I’d rate it somewhere in the middle. It had its ups and downs, its exhilarating moments and its frustrating moments. I think the word “okay” is
This year, we went to our first Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. For years, I had smiled as I looked at other people’s pictures of such parties. It looked like they had so much fun posing in tacky sweaters from the 80s. The process of making the sweaters was just as enjoyable as the party itself.
