Valentine’s Day is not just for youngsters! I’ve put together ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day as an adult. Everyone can get in on the holiday – singles, couples, and married folk too! My husband and I have been married for 33 years. As you might have guessed, we give each other cards for Valentine’s Day. There are no more romantic candlelight dinners…
My guess was Hallmark created the Mother’s Day Holiday. Wrong! How the Mother’s Day Holiday started might surprise you. My research found that the holiday originated in the United States (in its modern form), where it is observed on the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day History Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and…
With temperatures reaching sixty-five, we New Yorkers had a glimpse of spring today. It was sunny, warm, and beautiful outside. I put away my hat and gloves (that I wore just last week), which pretty much guarantees we’re in for a snowstorm soon! Hopefully, not. Spring officially begins this year on Sunday, March 20. It is only twelve days away! Did you know that Meteorologists consider March…
We are so enjoying God’s symphony in our new home this spring! Have you ever heard of spring being referred to as God’s symphony? Almost twenty years ago, my husband and I lived in a suburb of Chicago. Born and raised in New Yorkers (Queens & Westchester), I was recruited for a sales management position there, and my husband had just become a victim of bank…