Taking stock

Forget making New Year’s Resolutions! Today it’s time to take a thorough inventory of the past year and CELEBRATE all the goodness we encountered! Imagine writing a Christmas Newsletter to yourself and including every single wonderful and exciting thing that...

Biased NFL Broadcasters

Watching the Seahawks play the Packers last Sunday was painful. Not because Seattle lost, which was expected, but because the commentators forgot to mention there were actually TWO teams out there on Lambeau Field. I bet if I had clocked the minutes spent talking...

The eye of the storm

When I taught school, the week between Christmas and New Year’s was always my favorite time. For me it was a quiet period of rest and reflection, taking a metaphorical deep breath between the hustle of holiday preparations and the immersion back into the classroom....

The reason for the season

If you took the same history class as I did in college, then you know that the man known as Jesus was not actually born on December 25. He probably wasn’t even born during the winter months, as the shepherds were only out with their flocks in the months with milder...

Male procrastination

Ok, men, it’s almost time! Get ready… get set… start your credit cards!  It’s finally time to begin your Christmas shopping! Of course women have had their purchases all wrapped and under the tree for weeks, but there seems to be some form of genetic predisposition...