Let’s go Back to Being Good People
This pandemic has brought out the nastiest side of people and quite frankly, I’m appalled at the things people are saying and doing. What happened to not saying anything if you don’t have something nice to say? What happened to spreading kindness and joy and love? I’m challenging all of you, myself included, to state what you are thankful for, what you are grateful for, … Continue reading Let’s go Back to Being Good People
Fish Fry Finale
During the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the Norvelt VFD and Ladies Auxiliary put an abrupt stop to the Lenten Fish Fry season due to the safety of our volunteers and supporters. Our biggest fundraiser of the year. Stopped. Not even halfway through the season. No fundraisers. The club is closed. The hall stopped having events. Members of the fire department and ladies auxiliary were … Continue reading Fish Fry Finale
May the Fourth be With You
I’ve been a Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember thanks to growing up with my brothers, dad and uncles watching it. I remember wearing my hair in Princess Leia buns to see one of the movies in theater for a field trip in middle school. Princess Leia was always my favorite. But then Rey came along. She’s so cool – intelligent, … Continue reading May the Fourth be With You
Distraught Over Disney
I know to some it may seem silly to be distraught over Disney being closed. But when life gets too stressful or thing aren’t going my way, I’ve always had Disney to turn to. Even if I wasn’t physically in the parks, I knew others were there and magic was being created, shared, felt and passed along. We all have childish things we turn to … Continue reading Distraught Over Disney
Quarantine Thoughts During a Global Pandemic
Now is the time I wish I had the words – the magic words that would make everyone’s fear, anxiety and worry go away. But unfortunately that’s not how it works. I keep thinking of hope. A word, feeling and emotion that I’ve clung to heavily since high school. When all seems lost, hope is the thing that keeps us going. Hope is there for … Continue reading Quarantine Thoughts During a Global Pandemic
Christmas is a Feeling
Christmas is more than just a season – it’s a feeling. Sure, we call Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day “the holiday season,” and there are a lot of expectations society has made us feel we have to live up to during these months. But Christmas is more than that. It’s pulling Nana’s special recipes out of the cookbook and baking yummy goodies. It’s dancing around … Continue reading Christmas is a Feeling
Filled with Gratitude and Joy
At what age do you stop crying when you leave your parents? Asking for a friend, of course. Time doesn’t make the distance any easier, and spending 15 hours in a car each way doesn’t get anymore enjoyable, but spending Thanksgiving with my parents was well worth the long drive, the traffic, a cracked windshield and stiff legs. My mama and I started Turkey Day … Continue reading Filled with Gratitude and Joy
Adulting
Have you ever left a job you enjoyed? I did – a couple weeks ago. I’d finally found a place where after two years, I felt comfortable and content and was pretty good at what I was doing. I liked it for the most part. I became very close with the women I worked with and they quickly became like family. I was blessed to … Continue reading Adulting
Fall Feelings
I’ve been the liturgist at church for the month of October, and since I haven’t posted in a while, I felt compelled to share what feelings I’ve been writing about this fall season. October 27, 2019 Today is trick-or-treat. Kids ring the doorbell and we give them a smile and pieces of candy. We know some, but a lot we don’t, and the ones we … Continue reading Fall Feelings
Be Happy Now
Do you ever have so many various thoughts and feelings brewing in your mind that you can’t put them into words? That’s how I’ve felt for the last few months. We started summer off with a bang – a wedding in WV, Memorial Day, then a wedding in Iowa. Road trips, several radio stations and rest stops followed by good friends, good times, and memories … Continue reading Be Happy Now
