It's the Tampa Bay Rays versus the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series this year. I'm excited about this series for several reasons. My dad is a huge sports fan and he's so excited! He watches every game and reads the sports section of the St. Pete Times every single day. When the Arizona Diamondbacks were in the World Series back in 2001, my dad was just as excited as those of us living in Phoenix. And it was something we could share together, even long distance. He would call me during half time to discuss the plays. I loved that he …

Wellsphere is a new online resource where you can go for answers to your health questions. After visiting my Heart Choices blog, Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge contacted me and invited me to participate as a featured blogger in their Heart Health Community. Dr. Rutledge taught and practiced Internal and Emergency Medicine for over 25 years at Harvard and Stanford Medical Schools and is currently the Health Information Officer at Wellsphere . Well, I was honored ... and so I proudly and humbly accepted his invitation to be a part of the Wellsphere community. Heart…

The Thankful Thursday theme for today is "Who is your Elizabeth?" Iris is the blogger who started Thankful Thursday and she wrote that the inspiration for this week's theme came from a post she read by Joanne at Laced with Grace . Joanne wrote about women being relational and that when something big happens, we want to share it with a friend. When Mary found out she was pregnant with Jesus, she had to share the news. And who did she run to? Elizabeth, her cousin. I am so blessed with many good friends but if I had to choose one who is my El…