Giving thanks for - Simple things that don’t seem so simple when it all boils down to what’s most important. Faith, family, friends, freedom, good food, a pl...

Giving thanks for - FaceTime. Without it, I would not have been able to see my grand littles as much as I have. Also the provisions that allowed us to hire o...

Today is Tuesday, April 21, 2020. I have been thinking about how to best record this weird time in our history in my own space, here on the blog. Since the g...

Giving thanks for - well, today there are a lot of things I think are on this list that I might not have thought to add to it just a few weeks ago. Toilet pa...

📷 The corona virus is spreading rapidly world wide. My daughter leaves today for her birthday trip with a friend to California. I am not happy that she is g...

Good happy Sunday!! Boy, is the sunshine making me cheerful. :-) As I work to tend our home with some much needed TLC and think about the projects I'm lookin...

Giving thanks for - A pastor who knows how to teach well. The fact that Spring is around the corner, despite the cold and rainy day upon us. Second chances. ...

Giving thanks for - this house, our home, and the family that God created that brings it to life in so many ways. Outside my window - there’s a dusting of sn...

Giving thanks for * God's provision that enables me to continue to be a stay-at-home wife, mom, grandma. * A generous, kind husband that delivers God's...

Be intentional. Make your choices count, no matter how small they may seem. Love someone in action every single day, including yourself. Move forward in ever...

Outside my window - It is officially winter. And I don’t like it, not one little bit. It’s cold and gray and dreary. I announced earlier in the month that I w...

Outside my window - Well, it’s Monday and the sun is shining after a few days of rather dreary weather. Halloween was cold and wet! There was a solid frost o...

I’m continuing to work on a “List of Things I No Longer Want to Do”. I messaged my kindred spirit a few days ago and told her I was going to start this list....

Outside my window - It’s still dark because today is the second day that I managed to resume my 4:30 am wake up time so that I have a little more time for th...

Outside my window - The sun is shining - the forecast says 90s again. There are the beginnings of a deck rail!!! Repairing the deck has been a nightmare in s...

I see this "start here" element on a lot of blogs these days when the blogger wants the reader to understand something about the purpose or direction of the ...

Outside my window - it’s still dark. I managed to get up at my preferred time of 4:30 AM. I know that sounds insane to some people, but it’s the best time of...

This is something I often heard in the rooms of al-anon. At first glance it usually appears to be a directive to stay out of someone else’s affairs, keep you...

Outside my window - it’s hard to see outside the window where I sit - the condensation creates a film that lingers into the morning. But I did step outside t...

Outside my window - High rise hotels, sunshine, blue sky, and the Pacific Ocean. Two turquoise chairs and a table beckon me to sit out on the balcony of our ...