Up Your Hosting Game

We all know, either intuitively or from careful observation, that a great hostess turns a party into a memory. But how – exactly – does she do it? For answers, I sat down with my dear friend and Hostess Extraordinaire, Lauren Bender. Lauren and her husband are extremely generous and gracious hosts. They frequently open

A Living Funeral

This past June, on National Cancer Survivors Day (coincidentally), my friend John had a party to celebrate his victory over nasopharyngeal cancer. More than 100 guests from different chapters of John’s life were in attendance. We celebrated John, his impact on our lives and how valuable he is to our community and his own family. There