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May is a great time to honor our fathers and mothers.   Mother’s Day is Sunday May 12th and Father’s Day is Sunday June 16th.  A great way to honor them both is with flowers.   Mother’s Day has long been synonymous with flowers. In fact, the tradition of giving carnations, and then eventually wearing them as corsages, began all the way back at the inception of the American version of this holiday. Why? Well, carnations were the favorite flower of founder Anna Jarvis’ mother. Anna Jarvis arrived at the first Mother’s Day celebration in 1908 with 500 carnations!   Father’s Day flowers rock! And your Father will be overjoyed when you send him Flowers on Father’s Day! Father’s Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad. It is a great Fathers Day Gift idea t ...

Goodbye December Hello January Maybe it’s just me becoming a grumpy old man.  Maybe it’s because I always have so many things going on in life – all at the same time.  Sometimes I do not finish all the things I start. Whatever the reason or rationale – I do not make New Year’s Resolutions any more.  I also do not stay up on the last day of December to ‘welcome in the New Year.’  A few years ago, I fell asleep before midnight and guess what?  The New Year came in just fine without me ushering it in with a toast, fireworks, or a kiss.  Although the 7am kiss from my wife, New Year’s morning was both toasty and full of fireworks; …but I digress. What I’m saying is that the changing of the year has not been “a thing” for me.  That is until this year. This year, I was happy to say goodbye ...

45 ways to honor a departed loved one during the holidays  The mission of My Roots Foundation is to honor our mothers and fathers.  There are many ways to honor a departed loved one during the holidays.  We want you take the time to reflect on the season and the ones you have lost.  Family is forever. Take the time to process your loses. The grief you feel at the loss of loved ones can be intense at this time of year.  When you love someone, it is only natural that you feel sorrow and grief when they are no longer with us.  While our world may feel like it is anything but normal, those around us are carrying on their lives as if all is still normal. For you, every feels anything but ‘normal.’ So what do you do?  You remember them and you honor them!  ...

Are you prepared for a disaster that could take away your story?   I don’t know how you feel, but this has been a sad year for me.  Mostly brought about by media disaster reporting. I have felt overwhelmed by the steady influx of shootings, fires, wars, political insults and mudslinging, protests, and anti-protests. This year we’ve seen gas leak explosions and chemical plant accidents in and near residential communities.  Recent months have seen historic droughts contributing to wild fires in California. There have been tornadoes in the mid-west. Hurricanes, floods, thunderstorms, lightning strikes, volcano eruptions, and earthquakes have captured our attention.   The one thing that touches my heart most is seeing the TV interviews of people who survived these various disas ...