My One Word for 2022

This will be the eighth year I've opted to select One Word for my focus going into the new year instead of resolutions. I began this in 2015 after Entrepreneur was diagnosed with renal cell cancer in late 2014. As you can see, the past seven years have spanned quite a few topics. One Word …

Thankful Thursday: Christmas

I look forward to Christmas every year. It's all I can do to wait until after Thanksgiving to turn on Christmas lights, put up the tree and play Christmas songs. It does irritate me to see Christmas decorations in the stores alongside Halloween, but I've been guilty of sneaking a few peeks at the end …

Our 2021 Christmas letter

Every year we get lovely Christmas update letters tucked into cards from friends and relatives that summarize their year. While some of these letters mention the curveballs that are sometimes thrown, most of the time the letters gush with news of grandchild births, graduations, promotions, exciting travels and overall good fortune. I view these letters …

40 is a gift

Back in November of 2014, after Entrepreneur was diagnosed with renal cell cancer, doctors told us the average life expectancy was five years after diagnosis. After his brain surgery to remove a renal cell-related cancer tumor in 2017, I remember thinking if we could just get to our 38-year anniversary, I'd be happy; 39 would …

Thankful Thursday in a pandemic

Finding things to be thankful for in the middle of a pandemic might sound a bit odd. But, if we don't, we'll all descend into the depths of depression and become basket cases of anxiety. So, let's look at a few things we can be thankful for in order to keep things in perspective. The …