by Mary Sorrentino | Apr 16, 2014 | Christianity, Faith, Family, Living on Purpose, Love, Relationships, Remembering
OK, I know as Mom I’m a bit biased, but isn’t this a good looking boy? This is Abraham. He’s been part of our family for over twelve years now. As many of you know from experience, pet ownership can be a great joy, but also carries with it a huge...
by Mary Sorrentino | Mar 15, 2014 | Aging Issues, Christianity, Courage, Faith, Family, Friendship, Living on Purpose, Love, Marriage, Relationships
“Beware the Ides of March.” The soothsayer’s warning in Shakespeare’s famous play, Julius Caesar, has forever given that date a bad name. Yet for my family the 15th of March (the “Ides”) was the wonderful day that our mom, Marion Emily Martha...
by Mary Sorrentino | Feb 14, 2014 | Christianity, Faith, Family, Friendship, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Love, Marriage, Relationships
Happy Valentine’s Day! I know today is supposed to be all about love, but I have to admit, I hate what our society and the marketing gurus have done to it. From selling huge Teddy Bears or PJ’s to those who are expecting these gifts to “pay off” ~ to the absolute...
by Mary Sorrentino | Jan 7, 2014 | Adventure, Aging Issues, Christianity, Faith, Family, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Relationships
Happy New Year! Can you believe it is 2014? It seems like only yesterday that we crossed that invisible divide, taking us from the 20th to the 21st century. I was working in corporate information technology back then, and we were all on the edge of our seats wondering...
by Mary Sorrentino | Dec 1, 2013 | Christianity, Christmas, Faith, Family, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Relationships
Have you ever seen a Christmas cactus? We have one that sits in our beautiful sun-drenched foyer all year long. And each year, come November, its red blossoms start to peek out their little heads, and burst into full bloom just in time to ring in the Christmas season....
by Mary Sorrentino | Nov 13, 2013 | Aging Issues, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Anger, Christianity, Chronic Illness, Depression, Drug Addiction, Faith, Family, Fear, Friendship, Health, Living on Purpose, Marriage, Other Addictions, Relationships, Waiting
You’ve got to be kidding… choose JOY at this crazy time of year? If I didn’t think it would depress more than a few of us, I’d quote the number of shopping days left until Christmas! Okay I won’t. But I don’t have to tell anyone just how harried the next two months...