Top-Rated

When I consider purchasing something new whether it be a camera, television, car minivan, or refrigerator I find myself asking everyone I know for their opinion.  I also have been know to search online for reviews and comments to help me make my decision. This also...

Most Likely to Succeed

So…listen to this conversation from the backseat of my minivan the other day.   Elizabeth: “Do I have any money in the bank?” Me: “Yes, it is for college.” Elizabeth: “I plan on working really hard at the piano and soccer so I can...

Half Century Club

This past week, I celebrated my 50th birthday, and to my amazement it was quite exciting… I had thought I would dread leaving my 5th decade to enter my 6th … but, to my surprise, I feel a spring in my step and see life has the potential to be quite a bit...

Stay-at-Home Mom

I am proud to be a stay at home mom.  Over the past 9+ years in this role, I can honestly say I have kept very busy managing my home and raising my kids.  The past year and a half have been different with both kids in school all day, but I still manage to keep my days...

Giving Life

I value life greatly.  Hopefully, you do too.  There is no question the life we have here on earth is often times far too short whether it is 40 years or 99. It seems like, more often then not, we spend more time contemplating what we are going to make for dinner or...

Cheerleader

I am not a runner!!!!  There is no question about that.   I actually have said, “One thing I will NEVER do in my life is a marathon….I have no desire!” I do, however, have several friends who have committed to running marathons for Inheritance of...

The Passing of a Legend

No one has won the NYC Full Marathon as many times as Grete Waitz.  Waitz, 57, died this past Tuesday in Oslo, Norway. Grete had been diagnosed in 2005 with cancer.  She never revealed publicly the kind as she didn’t want to put too much focus on herself and the...

Meet the DeCourceys

Kristi and Mike DeCourcey are sun children of southern California, where movie sets and glistening beaches meet an unforgiving desert. Don’t get the wrong idea; neither lives a celebrity lifestyle. Kristi, 44, grew up in the Hacienda Heights community of Los Angeles...

Swagger Wagon

I am in love…..have been for quite some time. Actually July 11th 2005 was the date we first met and it was NOT love at first sight. It was a practical relationship. My sleek trendy stylish Acura SUV had kind of died so… My man pulled in the driveway with...

What Reason Do We Have to Be Angry: April 2011

I finally feel almost completely recovered from a surgery I underwent this past fall (see Waiting Room devotional).  The surgery was difficult, and I questioned whether I would survive the procedure.  I then questioned whether I would survive the recovery. To be...