Independence Day 2020

Independence Day 2020   32 years ago, I moved from Croatia to the great state of Ohio. At the time, Croatia was part of communist Yugoslavia. Growing up in a socialist regime, I experienced suppression and a lack of religious freedom – if Christmas fell during...

The unexpected domino effects of COVID-19

The last 3 months have been very strange times for all of us, with many new introductions into our lives – social distancing, Zoom, masks, curbside-to-go and working from home, to name a few. We now appear to be over the worst of the pandemic, and are looking...

Rollin’ with the ‘Rona

Rollin’ with the ‘Rona When you were young did you ever have that crazy ex-girlfriend (or boyfriend) that even though you split up with them, they just wouldn’t let you go? Because you both lived in the same town, and shared some of the same friends your...

The Power of Listening

THE POWER OF LISTENING God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason – we should listen twice as much as we speak!  When my boys were in high school and we rode back and forth to school we did a lot of talking. Looking back I feel the biggest mistake I made at...