Choosing Happiness - a Column by Janet Favorite

While I was shopping with my grandson, he spotted a ball in the next aisle. Since we’d experienced incidents of balls thrown at other shoppers, I didn’t want a repeat. “No ball!” I said. That provoked a tantrum. Throwing himself on the floor, my grandson began to scream and cry.

I’m a woman of a certain age, and self-care was never mentioned in my younger years. Today, thankfully, there’s considerably more information about this important concept, and we women should take note. After all, we typically have two jobs: working outside the home and handling the bulk of a home’s…

We all have struggles in our lives, some more than others. As an older mother, wife, and grandma (known as “G-Honey”), I can’t believe the beautiful life I’ve been given. My younger years were filled with chaos. Both of my parents were alcoholics and many surrounding relatives used one substance…