JD is a retired Navy pilot, former Blue Angel and a cherished neighbor with a kind heart and beautiful smile.

UPDATE: June 13, 2025 The numbers keep growing! As of a few weeks ago, nearly 1,000 additional hearts have been distributed amongst 10...

A few years ago I wrote a blog about Santa Joe Murphy. A lot has happened with Joe and Mrs. Claus, and seeing as how we're back in the...

by jodi marneris January 2023--I just finished a Master Class (a wonderful Christmas gift from my son and daughter-in-law) conducted by...

by jodi marneris December 2022--Traditionally, the biggest season for giving is the month of December. Lots of giving to charities across...

November 2022--Today, Veterans Day, we pay homage to those who served in the military on U.S. soil and overseas. For more than 100 years,...

February 2022--Sometimes you meet someone and there’s this instant connection. You can’t really say for sure why—you just know you hit it...

August 2022 --“I didn’t become Santa,” says Joe Murphy. “This girl made me Santa.” The young girl Joe is talking about is Vada, (pictured...

January 2022--While walking down an aisle in the grocery store Friday, I heard my phone ping. It was a text message saying Betty White...

August 2021--Picture this: Honolulu. 1991. (Do I sound like Sophia from Golden Girls?) We were in Hawaii in December 1991 to see Notre...

June 2021--Did you ever meet someone who has had a big effect on your life? Maybe it’s a longtime friend, a family member, a coworker,...