September 14, 2020 | Family
Brevard County is certainly a lovely community — beautiful beaches, high-tech companies, well-kept neighborhoods and an A-rated school district. But under the surface, lurks a heartbreaking reality that most might not know exists: homeless students. You m...
July 10, 2020 | Family
From interactive animal encounters to wine tasting -- Obloy Family Ranch has something for just about everyone. After many isolated weeks at home throughout spring and early summer, it’s a safe bet many of us are feeling a bit stir crazy. If you’re ...
July 2, 2020 | Family
Professional life today is diverse, unique and often more challenging than it used to be. Most households have both adults working full-time, and juggling family and work can be cumbersome. A lot of careers allow the option to work from home or remotely. ...
May 22, 2020 | Family
My parents have been coming to Florida for three months a year for the past 26+ years. For the past five years, I’ve flown up to Canada in December and driven them in their fully loaded car down to Florida, then driven them back early April. I...
May 18, 2020 | Family
Juggling work and parenting is challenging. One day you feel like you’ve got it all together, and the next you find yourself pouring bowls of cereal for dinner at 9 p.m. while yelling at the dog. As statewide stay-at-home orders were issued, working paren...
May 8, 2020 | Family
May is the month we honor mothers and ALL that they do. June is when we honor fathers. Moms today can wear many hats and often take a lot of pride in their all-important role in the family. Unfortunately, sometimes it becomes stressful. As a certified mar...
April 27, 2020 | Family
For regular readers of “Everything Brevard,” you have followed me on a fascinating journey through time. After retiring as a juvenile judge, I made daily visits to grade school and sat in as a student from grades one through 12. I did this to observ...
February 25, 2020 | Family
On Jan. 1, 2019, I found myself in a lonely place. A married mom with five children, I was sitting alone on an airplane leaving Orlando, bound for Chicago. While most people were spending the day off at home with their families, making resolutions and recoverin...
February 24, 2020 | Family
A support duck. That’s right. Someone took a support duck on a flight to help with their fear of flying. Maybe you’ve heard about air passengers having support chickens, pigs, and even a kangaroo. And while amusing and shocking, there is in fact a v...
November 9, 2019 | Family
Photo via Pixabay by Gpalmisanoadm Planning for the future can be a stressful event regardless of where you are in life. For seniors who must think about the possibility of long-term care and end-of-life preparations, it can be downright scary. These are very i...
October 2, 2019 | Family
Judge Joins Classrooms to Gain Perspective Kids. Don't you just love ‘em? The problem is they don't come with an instruction manual. As a juvenile judge in Brevard County, I witnessed the handcuffed results of poor decision m...
September 10, 2019 | Family
Local family fosters children from Brevard and beyond In 2014, a newspaper article forever changed the lives of Melbourne couple Marielena and David Tynan. The publication had written about an emergency foster care program that housed children who had crossed ...
