Tag Archives: friends

Food, Love, and Support in the Deep South

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Our family lost a good friend to cancer last week at the young age of 48; Jim Townsend. Jim lived and most of his family live in or near the Alabama town in which I have deep roots. Although I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, thankful | Tagged death, family, food, Fralix, friends, gratitude, homecooked, Judy Townsend, love, Patti Fralix, quality of food, Southern Hospitality, support, The Fralix Group | 4 Comments

The Cycle of Life

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Patti Fralix

We all experience problems and blessings, pleasure and pain, and joy and sorrow. We never know when any of this will come, and the best we can do is be prepared when it does. I have had some of all … Continue reading →

Posted in family, love, tragedy | Tagged burying a child, cancer, cycle of life, death, family, Fralix, friends, Jim Townsend, joy and sorrow, loss, love, Patti Fralix, pleasure and apin, problems and blessings, signs, The Fralix Group | 13 Comments

Moments and Memories

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Patti Fralix

We are knee deep in summer in the South. Whereas lazy days, sun and water activities, and times together with family and friends normally fill our days, many of us are still staying in place, hoping to avoid COVID-19. Still, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, traditions | Tagged children, experience, families, Fralix, friends, grandchildren, memories, moments, Patti Fralix, photos, pictures, rituals, summer, The Fralix Group, traditions, vacation, volunteer | 2 Comments

Before It Is Too Late

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Patti Fralix

I have often thought about life and death. Not in a morbid way, but in an inquisitive way. I have wondered about the frailty of life, and how some live a very long life, and others don’t. I am not … Continue reading →

Posted in change, life, Relationships | Tagged Before it's too late, death, die, family, frailty of life, Fralix, friend, friends, friendship, life, long life, loss of a loved one, Patti Fralix, short life, The Fralix Group, true friends, unnecessary loss, very long life | 2 Comments

My Weight Loss Journey, Part II

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Patti Fralix

The date that many people abandon their New Year’s Resolutions, January 17, has passed. If you made New Year’s resolutions, I hope that you are still on your plan. Changes in oneself are the hardest changes to make. But when … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged addiction, change, choices, commitment, courage, decisions, exercise, family, food tracking, Fralix, friends, habits, lifetime, maintenance WW, Patti, Patti Fralix, proud of accomplishment, stop drinking, support, The Fralix Group, weighing in, weight loss, weight off, Weight Watchers, weightloss, WW, WW Lifetime | 4 Comments

What Has Happened to Thanksgiving?!

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Patti Fralix

This morning I read one more blog about a home being all decorated for Christmas, and I must ask, why are people decorating earlier and earlier for Christmas? What has happened to Thanksgiving? I have seen the Christmas decorations in … Continue reading →

Posted in change, life, Relationships, thankful | Tagged artificial trees, beauty, celebrating Thanksgiving, change, Christmas, decorations, Duke Orthopedics, Duke Raleigh Hospital, family, family food fellowship, fellowship, Fralix, friends, gratitude, Patti Fralix, Tara Pennington Kinney, thankful, Thanksgiving, The Fralix Group, traditions, wreaths | Leave a comment

Making a Difference

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Patti Fralix

This wasn’t the blog that I planned to post this week. I wrote this week’s (intended) blog yesterday, but today I decided to post something else. I am not exactly sure why other than the bookmark I found from Ruth’s … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, life | Tagged Andy Andrews, Chuck Mahoney, death, Everything matters, family, Family First, Fralix Family, friends, Friends who are family, funeral, life, Making a Difference, memorial, Patti Fralix, The Butterfly Effect, The Fralix Group, Will Fralix | Leave a comment

“Learning to Love Yourself, it is the Greatest Love of All”

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Patti Fralix

You may be singing the song by the same name as the title of this post. This powerful song was sung beautifully by Whitney Houston. Unfortunately, Whitney Houston apparently did not live by the words of her song. Sadly, it … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, life, love | Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, best self, Bryan Townsend, faith, family, Fralix, friends, Greatest Love of All, happy life, healthy self-esteem, husband, Judy Townsend, life's challenges, love, love self, loving, mental health, Mike Fralix, Patti Fralix, romantic love, self, self love, strength, The Fralix Group, Valentine's Day, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment

Friends for a Lifetime

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Recently I wrote about the different types of relationships we have. Some are for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime. The past few days I spent time with a couple of friends and their families … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, Relationships | Tagged Alabama, Atlanta, celebrate, Classic on Noble, Elsie, everydayliving.me, family, Fralix, friends, lifelong friends, lifetime, loved ones, Mike Fralix, Patti Fralix, photos, reason, relationships, season, The Fralix Group, traveling, visiting | 2 Comments

Keep Going as Long as You Can

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Patti Fralix

This is a hard time of the year. The holidays with all of their magic and fun are over, and we are left with cleaning up and putting away. Winter has settled in, with many parts of the country having … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged #keepgoing, aging, alone, Baby Boomers, change, cleaning, family, Fralix, friends, life, Minimalist Home, organizing, Patti Fralix, Silent Generation, slowing down, The Fralix Group, time, traveling | 2 Comments