Category Archives: family

Keeping Our New Year’s Commitments

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Patti Fralix

A New Year, A New Me.  Per published research, the three most common areas of New Year’s resolutions are to exercise more, lose weight, and improve overall health and well-being. I was surprised that in a list of twelve resolutions, … Continue reading →

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Memories on our Tree

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Last week I posted about my dilemma regarding whether to put up a Christmas tree this year, mainly because we will not be home much during the holiday season, including Christmas morning.  I probably left my readers with the expectation … Continue reading →

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Blessed Beyond Compare

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Patti Fralix

The Thanksgiving holiday affords us the opportunity to take stock of our blessings.  We should not need a holiday to remind us of how fortunate many of us are. But this holiday does seem to slow us down between the … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Thanksgiving comes early this year.  Are you ready?  Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving in your home, or “over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go” is your mantra, you need to be ready.  Thanksgiving is a … Continue reading →

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Be A Front Row Person!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Patti Fralix

It was dance rehearsal for our oldest and youngest granddaughters. The rehearsals were at staggered times for the different ages, so my daughter and I were there for the afternoon. We had been sitting and watching for a couple of … Continue reading →

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I Just Want You To Be A Mom!

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Where oh’ where does the time go?  The words, “I just want you to be a Mom!” were spoken by Mary Grace a few years ago as her mom, our daughter Tara, was being sworn in as a Magistrate Judge. … Continue reading →

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