Category: Love & Relationships

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness.” ― Bob Hope When I was a little boy, my grandmother purchased me a tiny Christmas tree for my room. It stood proudly atop my dresser – probably all of 12 inches tall, with a handful of multi-colored lights interspersed between the artificial branches. I can still remember the enjoyment I found sitting in the darkness of my bedroom – the only illumination coming from that little tree, while listening to the Alvin and The Chipmunks holiday cassette over and over again. It was a solitary celebration I suppose, but to this day I still can remember how special it felt to have that little…

“There isn’t anyone you couldn’t love once you’ve heard their story.” ― Mary Lou Kownacki If you were flying like a bird, whose graceful wings provide the ability to carry you across thousands of miles of varying landscapes, the world below might look fairly non-descript. Human beings would appear like thousands of tiny ants all running around chaotically from one place to another – all seemingly “the same”. Outward appearances often reveal very little about a persons triumphs and failures. The facades we create when we walk out the front door each and every morning conceal sorrow, insecurity, fear and a host of other feelings and emotions we keep safely guarded from everyone but those we truly know we can rely on. The other day I found myself somewhat humbled…

“Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.”  ― Robin Hobb My wife and I continue to settle in to our new house, and as the boxes clear and the paint cans get stored in the basement, it’s truly beginning to feel like “home” when we walk through the front door. And even though there are still rooms void of furniture and decorative accessories; closets and cabinets in need of some major organization, Hobb’s statement rings clear. It truly is the people that make a house feel like home – not the material possessions we will undoubtedly fill it with. It’s sitting on the couch with that special someone –…