STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
Relax. Some things in life have a way of working out exactly how they’re supposed to, even when they don’t go according to our plan. Been there done that. This one’s mostly for my younger readers. The ones still figuring out that detours and delays aren’t always setbacks. Pero even for those of us in…
Guys, it feels like we’ve been seeing pumpkins and candy aisles since August. Oh wait…that’s because we have. Well, Halloween is finally here, and I’m personally looking forward to it, as it’s always made for some of my favorite, fun memories. When Lauren and Danny were little, we’d pile them (and their cousins) into the…
They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure, and ours was sitting on a dusty shelf just waiting to be found. Glad you asked. 😉 Long story short, we definitely didn’t plan on discovering a time capsule that day, but a couple of weeks ago, Ray and I were wandering through an antique store with…
Ever burn your toast? 🙋🏻♀️ Yeah, me too. More times than I care to count. I just sigh, scrape off the burnt parts, and butter it up. I really never think that in the few moments it took me to do that, life quietly may have rearranged something for my good. So it is according…
Every time I’m around them, BAM! Perspective hits me like a ton of bricks. “Taper down that whining and complaining, Connie,” screams that voice in my head. Today I want to give a big shoutout to someone who constantly blows me away—my colleague Ian and his amazing mom, Halli. They’re a powerful reminder of what…
Let’s begin October with a little soul food for your spirit. “Coffee never imagined it could be soft and sweet… until it met sugar and milk. We’re all good on our own, but we get even better when we’re around the right people.” Nice. Nothing like a cortadito to set you right. My friends, surround…
Fall is here! But not for us, Miami, we’ve got a little longer before good hair days make an appearance. For now, light a “Sweater Weather” candle and ponder on this story: A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler…
Agree or disagree? Faith should be bottled. 🙋🏻♀️ Got a headache? Pill. Can’t sleep? Pill. Feel overwhelmed by life and the weight of the world? Uhhh… dale, still a pill. Don’t get me wrong, medicine is a gift, and I’m so thankful for the doctors and prescriptions that bring real healing when our bodies need…
Every so often, a note comes along that reminds me why I keep writing these posts. This week I got an email that really touched my heart. It was from Veronica, the daughter of my coworker, friend and dear reader, Rita, who recently passed away. She wrote: “Hello Connie,This is Veronica, Rita’s daughter. I wanted…
Apparently, according to this article, I’m a genius. 😎 I stumbled on this article the other day that switches back and forth between English and Spanish, and I breezed through without missing a beat. Pretty cool, I thought. Even after 53 years in the U.S., I still think of Spanish as my first language. It’s…