And the Winner Is You…

And the Winner Is You…

And the winner is you. Yes, YOU! You have navigated this year with its twists and turns and valley and mountaintops. Good job! No matter what has come your way in 2023, you kept bending and enduring. And coming back in the tougher times. You deserve a HUGE ribbon and...
Happy Thanksgiving: Grateful or Grouchy?

Happy Thanksgiving: Grateful or Grouchy?

Grateful or grouchy. We have a choice every day of the year—and not just at Thanksgiving—to be grateful or grouchy. The other day on a hospital pet therapy visit with my collie, Maisie, I met with a patient who was beyond grouchy. Granted, being in pain and confined...
15 Unexpected Blessings of 2020

15 Unexpected Blessings of 2020

Sometimes when we least expect it, unexpected blessings drop in our lap. I’ve got a Thanksgiving story that explains. Years ago around Thanksgiving, my dad decided to hunt for a wild turkey on our family’s 160 acres in southeast Nebraska. Now these birds were wily and...

Give Thanks No Matter What?

Give thanks no matter what? Really? What if you really don’t want to be thankful? I get that. I’m thinking you do too. Giving thanks is not always pretty. Not always easy. Not always convenient. But it’s Thanksgiving week, doesn’t that mean you routinely count your...