Tracy Hooper

One morning a few months ago, I woke up and thought, “Whoa. I gotta go. Let’s get out of bed. I gotta get up.” I skipped my glass of water and headed straight for the bathroom. And the next thing I knew, I was coming-to on the bedroom rug, flat on my back, completely dazed. Henry was right there. I heard him say, “Tracy, honey, wake up.” And then he went into full “coach” mode. Henry’s a lifelong athlete and coach, so he knows concussion protocol. “What day is it?” “Who’s our governor?” And...

Dear 2026, Happy New Year to you! How did you get here so fast? Is it because the world keeps moving at warp speed? We text. We email. We post. We respond instantly. It’s addictive. But all that activity isn’t what we really need. What we need from you, 2026, is PEACE. Not perfection. Not constant reaction. Peace. Peace and quiet. Peace of mind. Inner peace. Peaceful discourse. Making peace with a decision. This kind of peace takes time. Time to think deeply. To focus without distraction, so...

2025 was “The Year of The Wedding” for Henry and me. Between May and October, we were invited to seven weddings. Seven! And I’m happy to report that love is alive and well! All seven couples are terrific matches. One of the highlights was when our niece, Maddie and her fiancé, Joe asked us to officiate their wedding over Memorial Day weekend. As Henry joked during the ceremony, “When you two asked us to be your officiants, you may not have known exactly what you were getting into!” We took...