It’s funny you know, that old saying? “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.” How completely wrong that is! Bones can mend; words (and their residue) are stained in our minds and hearts forever. As school starts, kids position themselves socially. Often, it’s done verbally. Verbal bullying as...
We all celebrate birthdays. Mine just happens to be today! I have had an amazing birthday celebration. Love, laughter, new experiences – it all came wrapped up in a big gift called memories I’ll treasure forever. I’m very thankful and blessed that today of all days, I had an anniversary of my birth. One...
Summer, I hardly knew ya. I can’t believe we’re already into August and I’ve barely baked summer in. Things can come and go so quickly. Before you know it, the things that seemed like they’d last forever are gone. I recently picked up a book called “Teaching With Fire.” I’m not a teacher, I...
by Kelley Taylor, Make Every Day A Holiday I read non-fiction. Period. The last fiction book I picked up was “The Notebook” which I consumed in an afternoon along with two boxes of tissues. I swore I’d never do that again to myself. I know there’s something to that…like a flaw of some sort...
Today I wish for you to return to the home in your heart. Everyone has a home, be it the place they grew up, a new home just built or bought, or a love they have known. Today I wish for you to remember that place. Return to it. Whether physically visiting your old...
by Kelley Taylor, Make Every Day A Holiday Tim Russert was no head of state. He was never elected into office, he wasn’t a president of a large corporation, founder of an organization, leader of a nation, movie or rock star. Yet with his passing, he has been mourned by media, politicians, business leaders,...
If you have to drive, whether it’s for a long distance or a short ride, I wish for you good solid driving time where you can look around and notice where you’ve been, how far you’ve come, and where you are today. I wish for you the knowledge and security of knowing where you...
Have you ever just gone through the motions of your day without really paying attention to what’s around you? I have! I swear I’ve even driven to work and back when, turning the key off, I wonder, “How did I get here?” I’ve somehow managed to get lost in what I have to do,...
American Idol‘s David Cook just released his new song, The Time Of My Life. If you ever need a theme song to waltz to, or rock to keeping your arms open wide, living out loud, embracing who you are and what you are here to do….well, this is it. David Cook ...
Beginning Today I will no longer worry about yesterday. It is in the past and the past will never change. Only I can change by choosing to do so. Beginning Today I will no longer worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make the most of it. But I...