By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Publisher, Good Life Family Magazine I love a great story that unfolds on the big screen. I study the characters and find myself thinking how I’d be portrayed in a movie. Not so much who would play my role, but what is my role? How…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Publisher and Editor-In-Chief I’m often asked why I started this magazine. It’s not a short answer, as proven at a recent meeting with a prospective advertiser that ended up with us becoming fast friends over a 4-hour talk-a-thon. We shared our complicated childhoods, our optimistic mindset,…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Editor-in-Chief, Goodlifefamilymag.com If you are a dog lover (and apparently 68% of American households are), you can relate to the feeling of unconditional love your precious pooch puts forth. They need so little and give so much. True confession? I was not always a “pet…
Who doesn’t love a celebration? But make no mistake – a celebration is most rewarding after plenty of hard work and determination; and the tougher the task at hand, the sweeter the success. Now, as we toast to our upcoming 10th anniversary, the GLF team and I look back with a lot…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Founder, Editor-in-Chief, goodlifefamilymag.com Since my kids were little, we’ve taken to the kitchen each Hanukkah to create marshmallow dreidels. It is so easy and fun! Turns out the tradition has continued even now that my kids are young adults. Not only are they fun to…
by Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Editor-In-Chief/Founder The holiday season reminds us to slow down the pace, let go of our daily stresses, and reflect on the bounty we have in our children, our families and our friends. I especially love Thanksgiving. The very foundation of the holiday is a concept…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon Several years back I wrote a piece about the positive lessons we can learn from our pets. Yesterday, our sweet, funny, gregarious, loyal, beloved Labrador Retriever Aspen lost her valiant battle with cancer. So today, I offer up a few more PAWS-itive life lessons that I…
I just finished reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. The story of one man’s odyssey through the tumultuous landscape of 20th-century Russia is filled with philosophical observations unfurled so eloquently you literally find yourself reading the passages aloud to yourself – and then to whoever else will listen. …
Few can argue the importance of perseverance in our lives. Determination to succeed, unwavering focus on a goal, and a steadfast commitment to forge on despite difficulties, failure, or opposition are worthy character traits. Yet there is a point where the needle goes too far, and you may find that…