Family, Life Lessons, Quotes

Social Media – Friend or Foe?

Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Instagram. Tumblr. Snapchat. Pinterest. Flickr. These are only a handful of the dozens of social networking sites and apps. One study predicted  the number of those using these sites and apps is likely to cross the 2.6 billion mark by 2018. And here we are. It's 2018. But is the facination with… Continue reading Social Media – Friend or Foe?

Gratitude, Life Lessons, Quotes, Writing

Back to the Basics

I've decided to take a week-long "partial" leave of absence from electronics. I received an email the other day that contained a series of pictures, each with a brief caption beneath it, that had a profound effect on me. Let me share some of them with you here: A day at the beach Out on… Continue reading Back to the Basics

Fun, Writing

Thankful Thursday – Vacations

Whether it's a vacation or staycation, it's medicine for the soul. What better therapy is there than to unplug from all things electronic and just get back to nature.  To the simplest of pleasures. There is much to be said for simplicity that is best summed up not with words, but in quiet reflection.  Uncomplicated living.  Even for… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – Vacations