How do I love thee, let me count the ways. Give versus get…

As we approach St. Valentine’s Day, perhaps the most sacred and religious of all the fake holidays, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our relationships.

wood chipperGentleman, remember 25 years ago when you first started dating your wife and you’d love to give her things? “Boy I’d love to give my baby a nice night out” or “It sure would be swell to give my sweetheart a nice car”? Life was fantastic.

Today you want to get her things.. “if she say’s one more thing she’s going to get the wood chipper”

Ladies, remember when you first started dating your husband and you’d love to give him things… “It would be super to give my man a nice set a golf clubs” or “I’d love to give my honey a surprise party.” Life was good.

crime tapeToday you want to get him things…”If he tells me one more “hysterical story” about college, he’s going to get a fork in his head.”

Gentle reader, it’s time to move our relationships away from get and back to give.

It’s time to bring back that loving feeling.

I know this might seem like an overwhelming task, but it’s the easiest thing you can do. Go to JTSCONFECTIONS.COM and give your spouse the gift of love.

Please note that JT’s is also great for parents who always made your Valentine’s Day special and for your kids who melt your heart every day.Happy Valentine's Day

Sweet Charity News…

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http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2016/02/01/matheny-fundraiser-sweet-deal/79633210/

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As always, thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts; it’s been a pleasure.

Your Pal and Guide to a Parallel Universe,

JT

 

Matheny fundraiser is a sweet deal

JT at Matheny Medical and Educational Center

From left, Junior Friend Sarah Desatnick, John Tompkins, and Georgia Tompkins. Desatnick, also a Ridge student, is the sister of Matheny resident, Bryan Desatnick. (Photo: Matheny Medical and Educational Center)

After a 23-year run, John Tompkins of Basking Ridge retired from his career on Wall Street. In April 2011, he started a new career inspired by his love for the caramels a childhood friend’s mother had made.

His company, based in Randolph, is called JT’s Confections, and he modestly claims that, “My caramels are the best caramels you will ever eat.”

He expanded from caramels into pecan clusters consisting of caramel poured over roasted pecans and hand dipped in rich chocolate.

The confections business, he says, “is so very different from Wall Street. Your competitors want to see you succeed!”

Tompkins has succeeded, and he has also used his new vocation as a way of giving back to the community, providing candy to help nonprofits raise funds. Tompkins’s daughter, Georgia, a student at Ridge High School is an active member of the Junior Friends of Matheny, a group consisting mainly of Ridge and Bernards High School students who volunteer and raise money for the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack.

For Valentine’s Day, Tompkins is donating 100 boxes of clusters to the Junior Friends, who will sell them at $33 a box.

“And if they sell more,” he says, “I’ll try to fill the order.”

The Junior Friends of Matheny is open to all high school age volunteers. Its mission is to support Matheny through both fundraisers and volunteering and to bring awareness and acceptance of children and adults with disabilities. Matheny is a special hospital and educational facility for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities.

Written by Sandy Josephson, of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center and posted on the Daily Record (part of the USA Today network). View the original article here: http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2016/02/01/matheny-fundraiser-sweet-deal/79633210/