I must admit, I'm being a bit impulsive in what I'm about to do, but it's a really good thing! Years ago I read a blog post from one of my then favorite bloggers. She had a brilliant idea but it just never really got off the ground like I think she hoped it would. So, inspired by her original idea, I am kicking off this thing. Honestly, I'm not sure what to call it. I know what it is not - it's not a business. It's more like a ministry but still not exactly that either. A mov

Outside my window: It's 79 degrees and the sun is shining. The grass needs cut, again. I'm not happy about the way our Lawncare person raked piles of grass in our back area and left it to kill the grass beneath it. I'll either have to move the piles myself, get her to come back again (I get the distinct feeling she doesn't really want to come back to correct the problem), or leave it and let it kill the the grass. None of those sit well with me, but I'll have to make a decisi

... and yours too :-) I just want to put it out there into the world that writing is a necessity in my life, and if you are part of my life, it is a necessity for you too, even if you don't know it. And when I say writing, I mean my writing, that's what might save your life. I don't care if it's published or widely read - or read by anyone at all really. I just needed to say it so I could believe it and then act on it. I need to write to maintain my sanity. It could get very

Good Friday morning! It is a Good Friday morning for me - my sweet husband is taking off to help me get some projects done around the house and then we’ll have the rest of the weekend to relax and enjoy ___________. The blank will be filled in at the end of the weekend since we never know what God is bringing our way. A certain grandson of ours is having his second surgery today to get a badly broken arm into proper position and re-pinned and cast. He’s a trooper. Prayers are

I really thought this space would be something other than what it is at this point, but I’m starting to see that I can be okay with the direction it is going. Maybe I can be more than okay with it. With the death of my sweet mother-in-law, I see first hand how precious the written words she left behind are to loved ones. She didn’t leave many behind, but the way they poured over the few she did touched me deeply. I knew then that the purpose in my writing has been right in fr

Saturday, August 7, 2021 5:30 AM I might not be up this early on a Saturday morning these days, but today we’re going “floating”. :-) Yep, it’s finally happening. But only because Christina made it happen. Listen, a person can only do that for so long in their life if they are not getting positive feedback, support, and encouragement. We have to let her know how much this has helped and meant, and we also need to do some of that work ourselves in support of the family so she

The other day I had a thought while I was on my walk. I thought I heard this conversation... Me in the past when I am overwhelmed, exhausted, and feeling unimportant, crying out, “Is my only purpose in life just to wait hand and foot on these people!? Is that all I’m good for, seriously?!!!” I usually didn’t get an answer to that question (well, never actually). I just continued my pity party until it was over and the guests had exited the place - and I was, generally speakin

To put one foot in front of the other. A lesson for life. This is another way of doing the next right thing. Today, the next right is taking an actual walk. I miss my favorite trail and the serenity it so often provides. It's Monday, and that means a list of fairly mundane things that need to be done. But I consider these things my "job", and I love my job. I wouldn't want any other - I'd choose this one every time given the option. It's August 2nd and the high today is forec