​Today my daughter Chloe spoke words that resonated deep within my soul. Her friend lost her mother several years ago and was having a painful time coping with her loss. On Mother’s Day visiting California, my return flight was canceled enabling me to stay an additional day. On that gift day, Chloe shared her friend was consumed with sadness. We spontaneously stopped to give her our little book “Good Night Beautiful Mother” hoping it might lend peace. Today she told Chloe

This year on New Year’s Eve my family opened up our “Time Capsule” where we wrote down our goals for 2017. Well…my sons and daughter actually did very well! Not all but many goals were checked off. My husband Bob also had some check offs. But for me, when we read my list….we all laughed… I didn’t do so well… They meant no harm, at one point they had tears in their eyes and almost fell off their chairs with laughter. I must admit I laughed along with them. But I must also