Anyone who knows me, knows that I never hit snooze when my alarm goes off and I never oversleep. Except that once. When my mother was…
Category: Thoughts
The Importance of Cheerleaders
“The world needs cheerleaders,” Rev. Monsignor Thomas J. Mullelly said during the homily at my son’s Confirmation.“The world,” he added, “Needs scholars and athletes as…
Today, I Want Not…
Today, I want not to wake up by alarm, kids, sunlight or cats licking my nose telling me they are hungry. I want my eyes…
Writing Life’s Little Chapters
I won my first – and ONLY – creative writing award in the third grade (Thank you, Mrs. Larsen!) for a short story called, “A…
Defining Greatness… A Look Back At 40
This piece was originally written in 2013 and just sat on my computer unread by anyone. A lot has changed for me since then, no…
I Mourn for a Town Devastated by the Unthinkable
Today, I mourn for those who died in Newtown, CT. I mourn for their families, friends and loved ones. I mourn for a town (and…