By Shellie Miller Farrugia Through the limitless variety of life stages each of us experiences, an invisible thread of connection remains for our reflection and thanksgiving. Despite not being thankful for everything that’s occurred in my family’s life and my own, I brazenly admit that a few things beginning as regretful have turned into some …
By Shellie Miller- Farrugia Wow! That really hit me hard. Every month for the last 22 years, The Spectator has had a deadline, and our goal has always been to bring quality content to our readers. There are many factors that go into reaching our goals, missing them, and re-correcting our course. One thing that …
By Shellie Miller-Farrugia The Spectator Magazine In all of our 19 years, this last one has been especially memorable. If I had to list all the reasons, it would take up the entire magazine. If you have a notepad nearby, I invite you to write down five positive things that impacted your life in 2020. …
By Shellie Miller Uncertain as to what brought on my recent realization of the importance that numerals have played in my life, I decided that writing would be my catharsis and hopefully hatch some revelation. A deep relationship with numbers does not require mathematical wizardry, and for most of us, begins as soon as we …
By Shellie Miller-Farrugia She was a valued neighbor. A familiar face at block parties, commission meetings and community events. Widowed at a young age, after her three sons grew and moved far away, she remained rooted in city functions and showed up any time there was a cause to support or a neighbor in need. …
By Shellie Miller-Farrugia I, Me, My… all words that are useful in crafting communication, but focus the subject squarely on the person speaking (or writing). A pet peeve for most of my career, any of those three words starting the first sentence of any correspondence have me irked from the get go. My belief is …
