Pamela Gibson

Most of us are orderly creatures. We like our coffee or tea in the morning. We have our favorite television programs. We organize our days, either on paper or in our heads, and we try to anticipate disruptions. Then life happens. I’m one of those people who likes to get up early, have coffee and … Read more

Last year I posted a list of New Year’s goals on Twitter and thought it might be nice to review them and see how I did. Dump the painfully shy persona inside you. Ditch the doormat. Learn to say no. Believe in yourself. Prepare a weekly schedule and stick to it. Live in the moment. … Read more

Not all little girls want ponies. I didn’t, but I sure wanted to be a cowgirl. So when I was seven years old I asked Santa to bring me a cowgirl outfit complete with boots, hat, toy gun and holster, and bandana. I got it and was happy to supply my own horse…a broom with … Read more

Last week I talked about how much I love Christmas…the spirit, the lights, the trees, the music. It was, therefore, a bit of a letdown when I discovered I had married a Grinch. In his classic, Dr. Seuss’s character is cynical about everything to do with Christmas. He despises the Whos in Whoville for their … Read more

I love Christmas. Always have. Always will. My parents made a big deal out of it when I was little, even when money was tight. It just meant the tree was smaller and presents fewer, but we still baked and decorated sugar cookies, filled the house with traditional music, and went to church on Christmas … Read more