Flu season is upon us, or is it?

Flu season is upon us, or is it?

Flu season is upon us, or is it? AS FALL ROLLS AROUND, MANY CHANGES COME   Cooler weather, shorter days, football (I'm from TN. What can I say), comfort foods, holidays... October kicks off one of my favorite seasons.  I grew up in the mountains of east TN where...
Finding Joy

Finding Joy

Finding Joy Joy can be fleeting, or can it?   Joy being connected to a short-term feeling of elation is a misnomer.   Remember, the old saying "Misery loves company"?  It is true.  Our nature wants someone that can relate, not someone that shows us what we are...
Traumatized?

Traumatized?

Traumatized? When life hands you super sour lemons how do you respond? Trauma is described as an exceptionally disturbing event; and can be due to repeated negative experiences (hospitalizations, illnesses, abuse, etc..), acute loss of a loved one, a birth that didn’t...
Honoring laborers & celebrating their fruits

Honoring laborers & celebrating their fruits

Honoring laborers & celebrating their fruits Our country is built on the labor of our great citizens.   Monday we celebrate... We have celebrated for over 130+ years the fruits of our labors, literal labors.  Initially begun in NY by the labor union to celebrate...
The Masked Momma Returns

The Masked Momma Returns

The Masked Momma Returns Mask on, Mask off  Recommendations and executive orders are rapidly changing these days and it leaves us feeling confused, anxious, frustrated, and exhausted as we try to navigate whether we should be masks on or masks off! Mask on or mask off...