Hello All, I love the Academy Awards. You never know what is going to happen – like Glenn Close twerking! (Some things you can not un-see! But props to her for doing that!) The fashions are usually fabulous, sometimes interesting. This year new records were set with the most diverse winners ever. What I really love? Award show speeches! They are often funny – thought provoking – touching – educational – inspirational – relevant. And this year’s speeches did not disappoint. Chloe Zhao became only the second woman and the first woman of color to win the Best Director Academy Award. She offered her advice on her way of coping “when things get hard.” She shared…

Hello All, I love a catchy title! I know you must wonder from time to time if I have lost my mind! (Well, Bob might tell you that would actually be a factual statement!) It is more that sometimes there are things that catch my attention and/or make me think about topics differently. And this week it was the picture of a shopping cart sitting by itself in the parking lot…..…..with this quote “I don’t know one successful person who leaves their cart in the middle of the parking lot.” Has that made you stop and think about how you treat shopping carts? I think I know how I treat them,…

Hello All, Bob and his sisters have been cleaning up his parent’s home – a task filled with memories, tears, laughter and love. He brought home a number of boxes of pictures, picture albums, and slides. So he surprised me last night with this wonderful collection of pictures of us from when we started dating in 1981 through the entire 1980s. Now remember, he is a pharmacist, so, of course, the pictures were in chronological order. OMG! What a blast. Bob had hair. I still had short hair…..big, tall, short hair! (Amazing how you tall you could get short hair!) I must admit, we did spend time trying to figure out which…

Hello All, I knew I wanted to write about leadership this week – but I was trying to figure out where I wanted  to head with that lofty and large endeavor. It was one of those mornings where a cup of hot tea and the Today show were on my agenda – and there it was, the quote that I used as the title of the blog “One cannot lead where they are not going.” I love watching Craig Melvin’s interviews. He has a warm and inviting style, and he loves his home state of South Carolina. Craig was interviewing the leaders of Brookland Baptist Church (his childhood church), Reverend Charles…

Hello All, Wasn’t March supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb? I think someone forgot to remind Mother Nature! This has been a rough weather year, and March certainly lived up to that. I have been sending prayers to all of those impacted by floods, tornadoes, snow and hail. My heart also goes out to all of the people who have been murdered in mass shooting events over the last few weeks, including yesterday. I cannot begin to fathom the depth of the pain of their families, friends and their entire communities. These scars run deep, and will last forever. I promise I won’t go on a…