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          Maria Baltazzi’s April 1, 2022   Happy April! This month’s issue is about gratitude. In the wake of all that we have been through these last couple of years and the current chaos in the world, many have found comfort in recognizing and counting the blessings we already have in […]

          March 4, 2022   Happy March! As we move closer to spring and closer to moving more freely through the world without masks, I want to share ideas about taking care of your health. I have long held that your best insurance plan is to take care of your health […]

          February 4, 2022   February, the month of love. My favorite thought about love comes from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. These words always uplift me and are often said as couples exchange vows. “Love is patient. Love is kind. It is not jealous. It is not pompous. It is […]

          January 7, 2022   A very Happy New Year to you! I genuinely hope that 2022 is already off to a fantastic start. On New Year’s Day, I wrote a social media post that seemed to resonate with many followers and thought I would share it here.  “I am wishing […]

          December 25, 2021   Happy Holidays!    From my heart to yours, may you be healthy, merry, and wise.      8 Good Holiday Quotes           “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” ~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas […]

  view in browser         November 25, 2021   Happy Thanksgiving!   This month and next will be special holiday editions of 8 Good Things. The format will be a little different, and hopefully, still as inspiring.   I do not know about you, though for me, despite Covid, and in some ways because […]

Hello Sojourners,  I am just back from taking a group of eight pilgrims to walk the last 100 km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Walking the Camino is always a profound experience. However, this year, even more, because our lives have been so altered and restricted by the pandemic. Also, because it is […]