On December 28, 2023 I finally decided to share the big news, at least it was BIG news to me! For the past 5 years, I had been writing my first book, Pathway to Peace. Since it is a memoir, the process has been gut-wrenching to say the least. It took a lot out of...

I’m not a runner: tried it back in high school and failed miserably on two main conditions – quickness and distance. I was definitely too slow to be a sprinter or hurdler, even though I had long legs and a posed gait. Then, when it came to long distance, I was still slow, well beyond...

Listen, Change is inevitable.  As long as you have breath, there will be change.  We often find ourselves in situations that alters our pathway – like sickness, death, or divorce that will dominate what we’ve been used to.  They force us to accept change but don’t allow us time to adjust as we have often...

Which Pattern Should I Choose From? McCalls, Simplicity, and Vogue patterns made my Sunday morning wardrobe on point. My mother was an excellent seamstress and on special occasions would go to Jo-Ann fabrics and comb through catalogs for that perfect outfit. We spent many weekends in Philadelphia admiring colorful fabrics adorning the stores. Like a...

We all have projects, ideas, and dreams that we have somehow placed on the back burner. If we are truthful, we have a long list of excuses for why they aren’t done. However, these things haven’t gone anywhere – it’s just you giving up. Why is that? Is it merely you not being faithful to...

“Raise your hand if you need help,” a teacher says while proffering assistance to those who desire additional time to understand the assignment. Of course, the smart ones never give any thought to asking for help – they have already done work without noise. Teachers know who need it, yet bait students to ask for...