Family relationships can be stressful around the holidays, but ties that bind families together last through time. Allow me to share my holiday story, “Two Sets of China, One Family Graced,", as a special thank you for visiting me online. I wish you strong family ties and a Happy Thanksgiving!

When I was very young, I used to go over to the neighbor’s house to visit. I was fascinated by the rugs and hats and scarves that Mrs. Rogers made with hooks and yarn. Even though I was only eight or ten years old, she agreed to teach me to crochet. Little did she know the value of what she taught.

How’s your relationship with your money. Lots of people are having relationship problems with their money these days. Who can you turn to for help? It’s not as if you can see a psychologist or a relationships counselor. Perhaps you should turn to a money doctor. My choice is Suze Orman.

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Do you believe in ghosts and vampires? How about love and romance that endures for a century? If you’re looking for a newly released mid-summer beach romance, you may want to check this one out. Available online - in paperback and digital formats.

What would we do without all the song lyrics and cliché sayings that we all know and love? Sometimes they hit home and other times they're not precisely accurate when you hear them. Is your summertime living easy or do you need a workaround or two?

August is a month with no really significant holiday so what better time is there to create your own special holiday at a beach of your choice. Having a holiday at the beach at anytime is an enjoyable adventure. Allow yourself to relax and to JUST BE.

It seems to me that relationships would proceed much more smoothly if everyone involved would say what they mean and mean what they say. Too often, especially in new relationships both sides of the equation say what they think the other person wants to hear.

Most people want to be thought of by others and want to be remembered while they are here and after they are no longer here physically. That fact is part of the basis for many of our holiday, birthday and anniversary celebrations. Remember Me is more than a computer term related to your passwords.

Every time we interact with a person, place, or thing we are experiencing a relationship. Indeed, relationships are pieces of the jigsaw puzzle we refer to as our life.