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Best Gifts For the Family

I know it is not even Thanksgiving yet, but for me, now is the time to start thinking about Christmas gifts for my family, an increasingly challenging task.  There was once a time I could dazzle my children with some Thomas the Train pieces or Disney princess accessories, but every year it gets harder to…

Letting Go

Remembering my mother and our long journey together. I’ve often likened my relationship with my mother to a marathon.  I am a serious runner.  I was not an athlete in high school.  I ran my first 5K in 2009 in order to keep the trains in my head running right.  I’ve run five marathons in…