Be Proud of Your Pearls
September 27, 2022
I had the amazing privilege of hosting a women’s G.R.I.T. conference this week through the Chamber. The acronym G.R.I.T. standing for guts, resilience, initiative, and tenacity. Little did we know when we chose that theme in 2020, not long before the pandemic arrived in the United States, just how prophetic that theme would turn out to be. None of us realized just how deep we would soon have to dig to find the courage to develop these much-needed traits. Learn More
Don't Sweat It!
August 22, 2022
We have entered the dog days of summer. Those days when your makeup melts off before you even make it out of the bathroom. When you step outside and understand how it must feel to endure the purification process inside a traditional Mexican sweat lodge. Learn More
Sometimes it is Hard to See What is Right in Front of You!
August 22, 2022
Have you ever had the chance to see your community through a visitor’s perspective? I recently had such an opportunity, and the experience was quite eye opening. I was assisting on tours showing perspective transplants what our area had to offer. At the end of each tour, I asked the group to tell me what they saw as the pros and cons of our area. I am pleased to report that there were zero cons! Now on to the pros. Learn More
Our East Coast Ocean Fascination
August 1, 2022
As you scroll through social media this time of year it seems as though every other picture contains something beach related and many conversations center around which beach you are headed to or just came from. It usually is not a question of if you are headed to the beach, but when. Many of our families have returned to the same beach location for many generations. Have you ever wondered why we are so drawn to water? It does not necessarily have to be the ocean, it can be a river, stream, or lake. There is just something about water that seems to calm the soul. Learn More
