Maybe, just maybe, telling the story is just as important as the story itself
Last winter my husband Mike and I read “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. Originally published in 1992, the book’s subtitle is “How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate.” I had heard of the book before, but I thought it would be useful for Mike and me to dig into it together because […]
A few weeks ago, my family and I went to a nearby amusement park that has one of man’s weirdest inventions – the wave pool. To give a little history, I encountered my first wave pool at Wet’n Wild Emerald Pointe while visiting family who lived near Greensboro, N.C., when I was a young girl. According […]
Nine years ago I went from being a newspaper reporter to working in public relations. Even though it is fairly common for a journalist to make this leap, many newsies still view it as selling one’s soul or, at the very least, going to the “dark side.” I was a 25-year-old newlywed at the time, and, quite […]
A few months ago, I posted this as a Facebook status: “I took a late lunch break to go to the dentist. I spent all morning obsessing about how the hygienist is going to ask me if I’ve been flossing every day. As I was leaving work, I passed a lady on the first floor […]