Archive for the 'Out in the World' Category

Dec

17

Underestimating the affects of Sandy Hook on my children

December 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

By now everyone has heard about the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., last Friday, which took the lives of 20 6- and 7-year-olds and six school staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School. As I sat looking at the names last night, I was consumed with sadness and overwhelmed by my tears. Not long after, I [...]

May

21

Thing 3 and I take a morning to support CF

May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment

“Involving children and grandchildren in philanthropic activities plays an important role in preparing younger generations for wealth and responsibility.” ~ Betsy Brill author of “How to Make Philanthropy A Family Affair” Monday morning hit me like a ton of bricks and so did writer’s block. I longed for the bright, sunny, carefree days of this past [...]

May

2

Help CF stand for CURE FOUND!

May 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!”  ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Cystic Fibrosis, an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system, affects 30,000 adults and children in the United States and 70,000 worldwide. It is caused by a defective gene [...]

Mar

30

Get ready for Nikki Stone!

March 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment

“She explained to me that if I wanted to be successful, I needed to be soft on the inside, I had to have a hard shell, and I had to be willing to stick my neck out.” — Nikki Stone Last week upon returning from The Villages I found a package in my mailbox from [...]

Mar

12

Obsession #507: Paula Deen

March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Every once in a while I like to get creative in the kitchen. My family LOVES it. I spend hours surfing the Web, perusing the pages of my cookbooks, or watching Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Giada, et al on the Food Network, and I whip up five to ten meals of prize-worthy meals in a [...]

Mar

9

Even Middle-schoolers are Talking About Joseph Kony

March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment

This week, my children have received quite an education. I’m not talking math and science classes, or spelling worksheets, literature compositions and social studies reviews, I’m talking REAL LIFE lessons. By now, four days after Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign was launched through the release of a viral video, it is not surprising to hear (or [...]

Feb

28

Tragedy and loss in Ohio

February 28, 2012 | 2 Comments

48 hours ago the name T.J. Lane meant nothing to most of us. Now, nearly 16 hours after he walked in to the Chardon High School cafeteria in Chardon, Ohio and opened fire on four of his classmates, his name will be timestamped in our minds forever. Since  the 1999 shootings in Columbine, Colorado, one of [...]