Are we missing the whole point?

We sat down at a corner table in Pizza Planet and began eating a late lunch. It was Christmas Eve, our first day at Disney World, and the restaurant was buzzing not unlike the scene from Toy Story. This trip was our Christmas present, but I had struggled with knowing that so many employees were...

‘Tis the Season for Christmas Traditions

It's here!!! My favorite time of the year! I don't know what it is about Christmas that gets me so excited! The long lines, congestion, rude people who are always in a hurry and are always more important than anyone else in the store...nope, none of that. And where the Real Jacki hates Black Friday,...

‘It’s not how you start out that counts’

I find myself feeling a bit cynical right after Thanksgiving each year. I’m not sure why since it doesn’t make much sense logically. We spend time with family and give thanks as we kick off the holiday season and prepare for Christmas, a time of year that I love. It might have something to do...

Put your oxygen mask on first

My great-grandma Jessie cared for her sister, my great-aunt Elsie, who was bed-ridden for many years. I remember watching her as a little girl, feeding her, turning her, reading to her, brushing her hair. I recognized it was a great deal of work all those many years ago. But probably not to the extent I...