Posts by Anne Evans-Cazier, LCSW

I used to “misplace” my keys. Okay, I used to lose them.That rarely happens anymore. I put a key rack in the kitchen and held myself to my promise to hang them up as soon as I walked in. Tah Dah! A successful habit!Now let’s talk about those missing shoes, and sunglasses, and …I’m not so…

What’s your favorite roller coaster? ​I loved Universal Studios Dueling Dragons. Simultaneous fear and delight.​Gone now, but forever the perfect balance in my mind.​I’ve been on a bit of a real life roller coaster the past few months, with a series of challenges hitting me hard and fast from one side and then the other.​In the…

Yep, sometimes less really can be more.How do I know?Just look out my kitchen window with me.There are over 25 birds, at least 5 different kinds, feasting.In September I was getting ready to have total knee replacement surgery. I was in a lot of pain and didn’t do much gardening. I usually cut back all…

I’m still working on the holiday jigsaw puzzles. When the family gathered we worked together and finished the first one, The Ram. Quite a challenge. It had no straight edges. We had to throw out a lot of our “puzzling” skills and create new ones.Then we started our second. Wow, again. 1,000 pieces, with an…

“It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it”C.S. Lewis​Only one more day until New Year’s Eve. How are you carrying your holiday load?​We were looking forward to our two daughters who live in Seattle coming home. Nope. Big ice storm. Coast to coast winter blast. Trains, planes, and automobiles…

The holiday rush is in high swing.The kids are out of school.Parents are scrambling.Do you sometimes feel torn in too many directions, with not enough time, energy, or money?Maybe you can relate to what happened in our family this week.We have a tradition to start the holiday season with a family feast celebrating the food…

I love looking forward to Christmas almost as much as the day itself.​The decorations, the cooking, the furtive shopping trips, the sudden appearance of gifts under the tree…​But not every family is looking forward to the holidays this year.​Flipping through the news the other night, my husband, Cal, and I were stopped cold listening to…