Embrace the Family

There is an old saying, “charity begins at home.” I just looked up the word charity in the Thesaurus, and one of the many synonyms is “humanity.”  How perfect for this blog because I have always believed that the relationships between family members prepare us for greater opportunities to serve the members of the true…

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Newsletter August 2015

Did you know that August is National Family Fun Month? Even though it’s an unofficial annual holiday in the United States, many people all over the country celebrate it with gusto. When my children were young, I remember August as that wonderfully lazy time of summer just before the kids, hubby, and I had to…

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Freedom to Choose

I believe that freedom is the ability to choose what one believes. When contemplating what freedom means to me, this is the definition that most resonates. Think about it—no matter who we are, where we are, or what our circumstances, we have the right to choose what we believe. When I talk about belief I…

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Freedom

Freedom and independence may have different meanings for everyone, but I believe the yearning for and striving towards them to be inherent in our very nature. Not only are being healthy, happy and loved our birthrights, so is freedom. When we feel free and independent, we can consciously choose a lifestyle that empowers us to…

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Newsletter July 2015

It’s July. I smile as my mind floods with images of Independence Day celebrations, family picnics, and parades. One of my earliest and fondest memories is of standing next to my dad, slurping an ice cream cone, while watching fireworks. Dad was a decorated veteran of WWII. A paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, he had…

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Bio-Touch Sun

Debra’s monthly Newsletter theme always inspires me to think deeper thoughts for my own blog. I must say though, this month’s theme took a little more delving into than usual. As Debra mentioned, the day of the Summer Solstice is always somewhere between the 20th and 23rd of June when the life giving light of…

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