Gail Blanke's Blog – December 2013 Archive (5)

A CUP O’ KINDNESS...

The beautiful, nostalgic, tear-producing, kiss-causing, heart-tugging song, “Auld Lang Syne,” written by the poet, Robert Burns in 1788 and set to a Scots folk melody, is considered one of Scotland’s finest gifts to the world. Sung every New Year’s Eve at the stroke of…

FALLING IN LOVE...

Remember that wonderful old song, "The Christmas Waltz?” I love these lyrics: "It's that time of year...When the world falls in love...Every song you hear seems to say..."Merry Christmas, May your new year's dreams come…

ANY GIVEN MONDAY

You remember that terrific 1999 film, Any Given Sunday,directed by Oliver Stone and staring Al Pacino.

It's about a fictional football team, the once great Miami Sharks, who are struggling to…

Celebrating the Moments that Define Us...

 It's that time of year... the perfect time to take a look back at your "defining moments" from the past year - and "get it" about how really good, incredibly strong and  thoroughly unstoppable you are - as an individual - as a family, as a team.…

WE’LL MEET AGAIN

Within a week, Jim (my husband) and I attended two memorial services for very dear friends. Needless to say it was a tough few days- but it was also thought-provoking and even uplifting.

The first service was for the renowned British journalist, Jeffrey Blyth, former chief U.S. correspondent for The Daily Mail and weekly columnist for the UK’s Press…