October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you have an opportunity walk please do. If you are not able to walk, try to donate some time or a few dollars to this worthy cause. Above all, take advantage of breast cancer screening services.

"Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." --Mary Anne Radmacher. What a powerful statement.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month. This is an important first step for young children. A child with his or her own library card learns one of the first lessons of being responsible.

This quote from English author Charles Dickens "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else" as it applies to those people you get joy from seeing and talking to, simply because they make you smile or feel good.

Elvis fans will remember that Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977. Those who can will flock to Memphis to celebrate the man and his music

If you are head-over-heels in debt and thinking of filing for bankruptcy to wipe the slate clean and start all over, think hard before starting this process. It impacts your whole family, including your children.

Something to think about. Entrepreneur Anthony Robbins says "People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals—that is, goals that do not inspire them."

While searching for July events I came across Gorgeous Grandma Day (July 23) I loved the idea. While Grams may not be under-appreciated they are often taken for granted.

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My Father. No matter what I said I was going to do, daddy never said, "you can't", he always said, "how you gonna do that?"