SALT & LIGHT

God loves a cheerful giver. What kind of giving did you think of when you read that? Most people would probably think of money, but the...

Is it possible to fall in love with a place you've never been? For me the answer is Yes! I'm in love with Italy. America is a gr...

THE STRENGTH OF WEAKNESS I love it when people admit their flaws. They instantly become real and approachable. I think of Rachael Ray as...

SILENCE AND SOLITUDE Have you ever felt like running away? Or maybe locking yourself in a room for several hours with a good set of earpl...

CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Have you ever heard the phrase, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"? I never understood wh...

I took my daughter and her friend to an egg hunt today. This egg hunt had been the topic of conversation for the past month. After week...

I often share stories about my childhood with my daughter. She thinks that I had it so much better as a kid because I had two brothers and ...

THE HALF-PRICE LIFE (PART TWO) In most households, you would find a cabinet full of cleaners. One of the best ways to save money (and spa...

THE HALF-PRICE LIFE Saving money takes time, which is probably why many women don't bother. When I worked full-time outside the home a...

GRANDMA'S COOKIE JAR Today I went treasure hunting with my friend, Tam. She calls it antiquing, but I think of it as treasure hunting....

DON'T QUIT YOUR DREAM JOB Few people get through life without feeling discouraged at times. Who hasn't felt like giving up? Who ha...

SOONER THE SUN I'm sitting at our dining room table near the biggest window in our home. When I sit there, I don't have to turn on...

GEOGRAPHY CAN'T SATISFY THE SOUL Several times this week I've had someone tell me about a person who longs for different surroundi...

WHAT WE'RE MADE OF People don't always respond to us in the way that we would like. We think they'll be enthusiastic about o...

On Friday I spent hours messing my kitchen, trying to create a winning chocolate cake for the Gratz Fair. I dropped batter on the floor and...

A CURE FOR LONELINESS Recently I watched an episode of Touched By An Angel , a TV show about angels who help people on earth. That particu...

MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY There's something about a hand-written letter that is so wonderful. My daughter got so excited a few days ago w...

BUSY OR NOT, YOU ARE VALUABLE I visited the coziest little bookstore last week while on vacation. It's on Route 6 between Hawley and W...

THE LIFE ON WINGS I got home from Ocean City Maryland a few hours ago. Surprisingly, I'm wide awake. The trip was not something I was ...

TAKE THE RIGHT ROAD Have you ever been so angry that it drained the life out of you? I mean the kind of anger that doesn't go away. So...

COMPASSION IS PRICELESS We're so quick to offer opinions, self-analyze problems and tell others what we think. I recently had a phone ...

A QUIET ESCAPE I spent the day creating a quiet place in my home where I can go to read, pray, write and escape. The room has a lock on th...

LIVING WITH A NET Someone once said being sociable is like living with a net. Having family, friends and neighbors who are an integral par...

GETTING TO THE HEART I'm reading a great book on parenting. Shepherding A Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp is a must- read for every p...

CHOOSING NOT TO CONFORM Women have to live in this world, but they don't have to conform to its values. So many women are miserable to...

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, NOT YOUR FEARS Martina Mc Bride has a great song out right now called, Do It Anyway. It's such an inspiring so...

THOUGHTS AND WORDS HAVE POWER We all talk to ourselves. Sometimes out loud when no one is around, I'll carry on a conversation with mys...

LEARN TO SPEAK YOUR SPOUSE'S LOVE LANGUAGE What is a love language? It's the way that people show and understand emotional love. A...

CHANGE IS GONNA COME Death and taxes aren't the only two certainties of life. There's at least one more, and it's a big one--c...

I'VE NEVER MET A HAPPY, SLOPPY PERSON The worst part about being unorganized is the way it makes us feel. When I was a teenager, my be...