One of the most valuable lessons of 2020 was knowing that life moves forward even when I slow down. This is what I mean by that… Often times I would get so caught up in my schedule, my to-do list, and making sure I produce those checkmarks. When in reality I was more focused on staying busy to make myself feel productive than I was productive. I pushed myself to believe that by staying busy I was achieving, yet I was often tired, even exhausted at times with nothing to show. Enter COVID and the quarantine which caused my life,…

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” A. A. Milne The past two weeks have been extremely emotional as we connected with family and friends before we began our journey into a new state, Idaho. Leaving what we know behind is scary. Colorado has been my husband’s home for the past forty years, and it has been my home since I came to America twenty-four years ago. Although I have moved to different homes within the state, the last time I took such a drastic step in moving and leaving everything I know behind…

A few weeks ago, I listened to a talk about the word ‘eulogy.’ I can’t remember the content of the talk but the word stuck out. So I researched the word’s meaning and its origination. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, Eulogy means high praise, good speech, a commendatory oration in honor of one deceased. The word originated from the Greek word eulogia, which means “to praise” somebody or something. We hear the word eulogy and we naturally associate it with funerals. We put time and effort into praising someone that has passed, which is admirable. But, how often do we take…