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Many Sides of Easter

Easter is such a wonderful and important holiday for so many reasons. First and foremost, of course, is the religious significance for everyone who celebrates the resurrection of Christ, which is the basis for all Christian faiths. It’s also a fun and colorful family day, with a weekend that often includes Easter egg hunts for children, photos with the Easter bunny, and Easter baskets filled with chocolate bunnies, Peeps, and other goodies. For adults, Easter baskets can have samples of the foods that will be [...]

By bettyliedtke|April 4th, 2026|Columns, Faith, Family, Holidays|Comments Off

Reflections and Resolutions

New Year’s Day is a celebration of new beginnings. Ash Wednesday begins a season of sacrifice. Yet both have something in common for me, and they involve thoughtful planning and reflection. Anyone who has read my columns or blogs for any length of time knows I still make New Year’s Resolutions every year. I give some thought to them, and try to come up with resolutions I can actually keep. Whether I really do is another story, of course, but I give it my best [...]

By bettyliedtke|February 18th, 2026|Accountability, Columns, Faith, Holidays, Values|Comments Off

Bingo!

I got several comments last week on my blog post about New Year’s Resolutions. One of them was from a friend who—like me—still makes New Year’s Resolutions every year. She said she believes that winter is a time to rest, but also a time when the world is preparing to bloom again, and that taking small steps every day to reach her big dreams keeps her moving in the right direction. She also told me about something she made last year that I think is [...]

By bettyliedtke|January 9th, 2026|Accountability, Achieving Dreams and Goals, Columns, Holidays|Comments Off

Dream Big!

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll be among the stars.” “If I didn’t try to do twice as much as I could, I wouldn’t accomplish half as much as I do.” I’ve always been inspired by these quotes, and I think they’re especially valuable as we make our New Year’s Resolutions. That is, those of us who still do. I heard on the radio the other day that only 30% of Americans still make New Year’s Resolutions, although I don’t know where [...]

By bettyliedtke|January 1st, 2026|Accountability, Achieving Dreams and Goals, Columns, Holidays, Quotes and Sayings, Success|Comments Off

Gifts from the Heart

At my writers group’s holiday party, one of our members shared a story from her days as a 2nd grade teacher back in the mid-1980s. It was about the last day of school before Christmas vacation, when a shy young student stayed behind after everyone else had left the classroom. The little girl apologized that she hadn’t been able to get a gift for her teacher as the other kids had done. She explained that her mother said they couldn’t afford it. But the girl [...]

By bettyliedtke|December 19th, 2025|Columns, Holidays, Values|Comments Off

Taking a Break!

It’s time for a summer break, so I’m going to be off-line for a few weeks. I hope you have a safe and wonderful 4th of July holiday, and I hope you're enjoying the summer. I'll see you again soon!

By bettyliedtke|July 1st, 2025|Columns, Holidays|Comments Off

Picture Perfect

It wasn’t a very romantic start to Valentine’s Day. But then again, I didn’t expect it to be. I was at an early-morning appointment in Atlanta with one of the doctors I see for annual checkups. The exam room I was in was right across the hall from the door to the general waiting room. After I watched a few people come and go, I saw a deliveryman come in, carrying a bouquet of roses, a stuffed teddy bear, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, and [...]

By bettyliedtke|February 16th, 2025|Columns, Family, Holidays|Comments Off

Let’s resolve this.

One of the members of my writing group is a woman from South Korea. She’s had a difficult life, both there and here, and has shared with us some heartfelt and thoughtful observations about her life and experiences—again, both there and here. At our last meeting, she read a piece that touched on New Year’s Resolutions, noting that once, when she had a January appointment with her dentist, she asked him what his New Year’s Resolutions were. He said he didn’t make any. She wrote [...]

By bettyliedtke|January 21st, 2025|Accountability, Achieving Dreams and Goals, Columns, Holidays, Quotes and Sayings, Values, Writing|Comments Off

New Year’s Non-Resolutions

So here we are, a week into the New Year, and I’m still working on my New Year’s Resolutions. I guess that means “Quit procrastinating” is off the table. Actually, I haven’t been procrastinating. I’ve just been changing my mind a lot. Which means “Be more decisive” is probably also off the table. Here’s the thing. At Mass on New Year’s Day, our pastor’s homily touched on New Year’s Resolutions. As you would expect, he didn’t focus on losing weight or cleaning out closets, but [...]

By bettyliedtke|January 8th, 2025|Accountability, Columns, Faith, Holidays, Values|Comments Off

Time and Time Again

Well, it’s that time of year again, when we turn over the last page of the calendar—those of us who still use paper calendars, that is—and shake our heads as we wonder out loud: “Where did the year go?” Even though Christmas sales and decorations now start showing up around July, the Christmas season still unofficially starts on the day after Thanksgiving. And since Thanksgiving this year was November 28, the last date it’s possible to be, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is crunched [...]

By bettyliedtke|December 3rd, 2024|Columns, Holidays, Quotes and Sayings|Comments Off

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