If you’re like me, as we finally bid adieu to 2020, it’s hard to have any wish or resolution for 2021 more strongly felt than “good riddance” to 2020, perhaps the worst year ever experienced during our lifetimes. Between the reality of cancer and the fear of Covid and the […]

My last sharing of Christmas tales I cherish is chosen in honor of this week’s coming together of Jupiter and Saturn. I am sure that of the millions who viewed it most questioned at some point whether this was the same “Star of Bethlehem” that led the magi to the […]

My second installment of this year’s Christmas Inspirations is a repeat of a tale I first shared in December 2013. It addresses the perception of some that this time of the year is more a time of anxiety and hassle rather than of joy and gratitude. In this tumultuous year, […]

I find the best Christmas stories to be those which only use the season as a backdrop. Instead they capture the essence of this time of giving, sharing, sacrifice, commitment, love and peace as something that attaches to no date on the calendar. Here’s another heartwarming seasonal story that addresses […]

As we all prepare for Christmas even in our “new normal” Covid world,  amid the hustle and bustle of shopping for gifts and preparing our own holiday gift wish list, it is easy to get distracted from the true meaning of Christmas. To remain focused on the essence of the […]