OK, stay with me for a moment.  Imagine that you are alone in a place, any place. 

You are clutching something to your chest, close to your heart.  In your arms is the single most precious “thing” in your world.  Your eyes are closed, your face is serene.  Joy is written all over you.  It is clear to anyone who looks at you that you are deeply affected by the “thing” you are holding close to your heart.  What is...

"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are more beautiful, more powerful, and unlimited than what we can possibly imagine."

- Marianne Williamson

So, what’s the plan for Saturday?  

Most of us have a set routine:  breakfast, chores, errands, take the kids somewhere, and then more chores.  I have added a new and much loved destination to my “must do” list for Saturday mornings and am so glad to have discovered this gem in downtown Lakeland. I’m talking about the Farmers Market.

They set up every Saturday morning from 8 am to 2 pm on Kentucky Ave. just north...

Against my better judgment I volunteered to do this.

Yes, I learned in basic training to never volunteer for anything but I guess that lesson didn't stick. The gang in the office always seem to look to me for suggestions about fun stuff to do on the weekends, so I guess that's what Jim's corner will be about. But first a little bit about me. I commuted to Lakeland from north of Tampa for about five years (51 miles ea...