Welcome, 2020!! I love beginnings. The beginning of a new week (yes..Mondays!). The beginning of a new project, a new chapter, a new season, a new month or even a new series. The beginning of a new day is the absolute best:) I am a lover of mornings!! The expectancy that comes with the new… Read More A New Word for 2020
It seems a bit paradoxical…but as the years accumulate, along with their life experiences and memories…well, the less I can remember. All the memories I would have if I simply could remember them all! Or even most. But for every fresh memory made, I seem to lose one. Or two. But I still can vividly… Read More My Earliest Memory
Just a quick recipe….something to tempt you to get in the kitchen. Even if the temps hover around triple digits. This one comes together super quickly, does not require the oven and is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. (I tested this past weekend!) It is for Oreo Delight – which can be found at numerous different sites… Read More Oreo Delightfulness
June has been an emotional month. Certainly full of those events and moments – and even some days – that cause all the emotions. Of course, when I look back over the past weeks that have made up June, it is necessary to remember the good with the bad. The hard with the exciting. It… Read More Remember. Be grateful: June 2019
“Do you pinky swear?” And with the locking of their two littlest fingers, two young friends make a solemn vow. A promise – to hold a secret close. A promise of trust. This pledge between friends apparently has been around since the turn of the century and is popular in countries and cultures around the… Read More A Pinky Promise Friend
“Just one more bite.” “Just a little white lie.” “Just a bit of fun.” The list of “justs” is endless. A very easy way to deceive ourselves, to appease our conscience or to simply justify our actions. We can so quickly excuse the smaller things – like that extra cookie –… Read More What I Have is Just Enough
Valentine’s Day – it seems you love it. Or, you just don’t. I’ve heard folks lament that it is just a Hallmark-created holiday…simply a reason to make money. I suppose the same could be said for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or any number of other days; but I personally don’t see anything wrong with a… Read More Things I’m Loving – Winter 2019
I recently read these lines in a devotion: “Some people look for problems. They find a problem with every solution instead of the other way around.” I know so many people just like that. Whatever situation, problem or struggle they might be facing or trying to resolve, they have three problems with every possible solution… Read More No Need for a Fleece
Several months ago, we “cut the cord.” Or, we canceled our cable. And we haven’t missed it one minute…well, except for HomeTown. Have you watched HomeTown? Absolutely one of our favorite shows and we had to manage a way to watch the current series without our cable subscription. If you are not familiar with it,… Read More “Make Thee An Ark….”
I read recently how black bears cleverly walk in the footprints left by other bears that have lumbered the same path before them. Over and over, they use the same tracks – sometimes leaving patterns that last for years. I’m sure they do this for many reasons but one reason is to avoid making noise…even… Read More When Perfection is Paralyzing