This is the time of year where parents are finishing up all that back to school shopping for their kids and counting down the days until they return back to the classroom. But many administrators, principals, and educators have been very busy making sure everything…
June was the perfect month to take a special road trip to Erie, Pennsylvania for the 2023 Western Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association’s annual conference. I was thrilled to attend this conference as the last time I was booked, this conference, like so many others, was…
When you research the top two things people in this world fear most, it is death and public speaking. I just happen to find myself in the unusual position of being a public speaker who talks about death and grief. (Talk about facing your fears…
If you are on social media, the posts start in December with people making declarations of what their word for the new year will be. Intrigued, I began selecting a word, too. In fact, for the past 6 years, I have chosen a single word…
As we find ourselves in the middle of a season filled with JOY to the world, and HAPPY holidays and MERRY Christmas, many of us are wondering if it is even possible to feel joy or be happy and merry. This season may not be…
Tidings of Comfort and Joy, are sung about in popular Christmas Carols, but for many people, the stress they feel is way too much to feel comfort. And for those dealing with difficult chapters in life, feeling JOY might seem like it’s next to impossible.…
Finally after two years of waiting, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Spring, West Virginia and deliver a talk at the WV Hospital Auxiliary Conference. You see, I had been scheduled to speak at this conference two…
It’s absolutely amazing what happens when you gather a group of strong community and business minded women together in the same room and spend the day connecting, growing and learning. In fact the energy is so contagious you feel the high from the experience for…