July 29, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 9 Dear Friends, I hope you read our last issue – special edition – where we announced our “Party Like It’s 1999” Celebration. If you missed it, here’s the scoop — Over forty of our phenomenal speakers have agreed to do one program at their 1999 fee. We are talking… read more
July 9, 2009, Vol. 7, Issue 8 SPECIAL EDITION: PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999!!! While there’s plenty of uncertainty in the world today, of one thing we are certain. That is, that people need hope, they need relief from everyday pressures and worries, they need leadership, and they really need to have some fun! And that includes, you!… read more
June 26, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 8 Dear Friends, One of the greatest gifts of my move to Portland in 1998, was meeting Fern Carness. From the beginning, our relationship was based on friendship as well as our mutual professional interests in speaking and women’s health. Fern took me under her wing immediately, inviting me… read more
May 1, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 6 Dear Friends, When I read the article, “Big Grief and Little Grief” in Juliet Funt’s monthly e-news, I immediately thought that I would ask her if I could reprint it in this e-news. I thought it was really beautiful and meaningful. I had no idea, that by Friday,… read more
Apr 16, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 5 We’re getting lots of calls for October women’s events, specifically Breast Cancer Awareness events, so I thought today I’d introduce you to Sherry Waldrip, an 18-year survivor and dynamic speaker. Sherry is passionate about proclaiming the power of friendship, humor and hope. She loves to stir her audiences… read more
April 2, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 4 Dear Friends, My whole week was literally turned upside down last week when my cat, Drella, flipped my laptop off the desk. Heaven only knows how an 8 pound cat managed that but she was the only one in the room when I heard the thud and found… read more
March 5, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 3 Dear Friends, Purple and yellow crocuses are bursting through the ground in my yard, and I saw my first Camellia blossom yesterday – these simple, intensely pink flowers with their bright yellow centers on big, shiny-leaved bushes, bring a smile to my face. For those of you who… read more
Feb 19, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 2 Dear Friends, We could all learn something from children. When in doubt, PLAY! I think that’s one of the things that those of us who get to be grandparents so enjoy — the opportunity to see the world through the eyes of joy and innocence – separated from… read more
Feb 5, 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 1 Dear Friends, Here it is February already and I’m just getting out my first e-news of the year. It was an unscheduled sabbatical. My scheduled news was to tell you about a new look and new features of our re-designed website. But with all of the details that… read more
Dec. 18, 2008, Vol. 6 Issue 22 Dear Friends, We have snow on the ground, and freezing temperatures – amazing for Portland, Oregon, where a green and drippy wet Christmas is more the norm. When I learned my brother and nephews are coming from Missouri for the holidays and heard that the arctic blast was… read more
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