As we approach another holiday season, I am amazed at how far people went this year to invoke the spirit of Christmas. I have to say I was blown away that people actually started putting up Christmas decorations almost three weeks before Halloween! I actually had one n...

November rolls in another festive holiday that brings together family and friends. Thanksgiving is a traditional event where people gather for food, fun and lasting memories. I am of the persuasion that I not wait until this holiday comes later on in the month, but to...

As we approach Halloween, there is one creature that is often featured and with great appeal while many are trick-or-treating. However, once this celebrated event has passed, many treat this creature like something carrying the bubonic plague. They are mysterious, snea...

It has been a minute since my last blog. So much has happened in the past few months and time simply did not permit writing in the fashion I wanted to for my blog post. I can honestly say though that as I write this blog, I am still in complete awe of how amazing these...

The other day, I was sitting in the car with my dog Ginger. As we have sat so many times before, this moment proved to be very significant. I was in the car just chattering away to her as if she were a second human being ready to give a response in my monologue. I knew...

     The holiday season is upon us again, and it presents different challenges for different people. There are those who are travel near and far to be be with their family and friends. Others may have to work and this means time away from family. Then there are those w...

 The death of a pet is never an easy event. Most, if not all, pet parents have experienced this most traumatic incident. There are just never easy words of comfort you can offer the person who has lost a beloved animal companion that they have cared for and nurtured pr...

The thought of this act is heartless. It cuts through and breaks the heart of those of us who love and care for our animals, and animals everywhere. Someone actually placed a poor, defenseless dog in a plastic bag. As if this was not cruel enough, then they had the gal...

It has been often said that one person can make a difference. I believe this to be true. So often we think that we have to always do something in great numbers in order to make a difference somewhere. One person crying out against injustice and attack on civil rights m...

It has been two and one half weeks that my book has been out and I'm still excited from all the buzz. Telling friends and family about the book has been fun, but reaching out to complete strangers and sharing has been even more uplifting. The one thing that does not ma...