Monica Hill,'s Blog

When we lose the why, we lose our way. This was part of the message today from Father Gebhart at Mass. Though he gave us other things to think about, this resonated with me. Here we sit at the beginning of the year with a lot of uncertainty swirling about us. Perhaps you’ve seen the meme on socia...

A Realtor friend expressed her dismay some time ago about Realtors attending CE classes and bringing knitting with them. She felt it was disrespectful to the instructor. Though I hadn’t witnessed that occurring, it didn’t strike me like it did her, but I refrained from commenting.I remembered tha...

At the New Castle County Board of REALTORS® installation of officers last night, I took a plus-one… one of my daughters. When I had originally told my girls that I was nominated to be Vice President, they both immediately expressed their congratulations and pride. They also advised me to let go o...

... don’t ask the question.I posted about Outlander on social media recently and a friend responded, “That’s my second-favorite series that I’ve read.” In response, I started to type, “What’s your favorite?” but something stopped me. What if I’m not a fan of her favorite and it takes my post in a...

At my Friday Happy Hour Open House yesterday, a woman noted a duck in the water outside the house. Sitting on a canal, waterfowl are a common sight, so when she asked if it was real, I chimed in that I thought it was. When I had arrived for the Open House, I was greeted by a Great Blue Heron on o...

Or… How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?As soon as I set out to get these thoughts captured today, I heard the lyrics of Another Brick in the Wall in my head, particularly that one line above. When I was little, my father expected us to eat everything that was on our plates. H...

Do you ever hear a song on the radio that you’ve heard countless times before but all of a sudden, you hear something you missed before? It might be a series of notes, or an instrument, or a particular lyric, but for whatever reason, this is the time you hear that particular thing. The song playi...

The gospel this week centered around when Jesus was lost in the Temple. He actually wasn’t lost, as He knew exactly where He was. His parents, on the other hand, had no idea.Have you ever lost your child? I sat there in church, my mind traveling back in time to when I lost my daughter in a depart...

Each year I organize a holiday light contest in my neighborhood. When I first set out to do this a few years ago, I organized a committee to help determine how many prizes we would award and what they should be called. Our neighborhood is comprised of 210 single-family homes, just to give you a r...

Have you ever found yourself drifting along in thought? Whether you’re relaxed and just going with the flow, or you’re overworked or stressed and your mind starts to drift off to other thoughts, it’s something that many of us have experienced. Some people do it more often than others and might ev...