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Blessed!
Dear Reader: Two things happened yesterday to remind me, once again, that we are never alone in the universe but, instead, connected to all life that exists within. We are blessed beyond our wildest...
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Creating a “Crayola” Garden
Dear Reader: Isn’t it strange how some things just pop our of our mouths and it is only later that we realize what we said was right on target? I returned one last time, Saturday morning, to Ace...
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“Remember No is an Answer”
Dear Reader: I realize that ‘Christmas in July‘ has become a popular marketing trend in recent years…but August? However, when I came across this December Guidepost 2001 classic (true) story by one of...
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Traveling Through Life with “Soft Eyes”
(Anne supplied me with “sky” landscape scenes from Dingle, Ireland….they are all so beautiful I couldn’t choose just one so I narrowed it down to three and will share them all…enough to “soften”...
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EXHALE
Dear Reader: Don’t we all deserve an “exhale” day sometimes? Yesterday was mine. It was all about me and I left any guilt twinges (for doing “nothing”) far behind. Don’t we sometimes try doing so much...
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Days are Filled with Clues to Life’s Mysterious Connections
(Painter: Mojarto- paintings on life’s mysteries) Dear Reader: Oscar Wilde once wrote “The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.” Since yesterday I understand that paradoxical...
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Problems…Mountains or Molehills..It’s Up to Us
(Never Try to Solve All Your Problems at Once- Line Them Up One by One by Priority) Dear Reader: How many times have we looked back on certain problems that grew completely out of control when they...
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A Natural “Oxymoron” of Beauty
Dear Reader: Yesterday was one of those rare days that started out so incredibly it just made me say “It’s a Great Day to be Alive!” It was almost eight o’clock before I got home from Mount Pleasant...
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Moving Forward…Towards Fear
Dear Reader: I love learning more and more about animal habits and instincts because we can apply so many of their earthy experiences to our own everyday lives…for example: Take Lions! “The King of...
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Want Your Own Reality? Open a Book!
Dear Reader: Isn’t it wonderful that as we age and enter different stages of our lives…the idea of ‘being rich’ redefines itself? Anne invited me for lunch after church yesterday….she and her...
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The Fountain of Youth: Laughter!
Dear Reader: When I came across some adorably funny stories the other day (that took me back to the classroom again) I knew it was time to share some of these… because I had so much fun just giggling...
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“Today is the Oldest You’ve Ever Been & the Youngest You’ll Ever Be Again”
Dear Reader: Yesterday I was in Tuesday Morning getting more wash cloths…I have decided that wash cloths are like socks…they tend to disappear or suddenly turn scrungy (is that a word?…well it is now)...
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Angels Dancing in the Light
Dear Reader: I was so excited about planting my last two pintas in just the right spot yesterday morning…that I was up and at’em a little after seven. After I dug and planted the pink pintas (to...
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Popping in Five Fall Paintings
Dear Reader: I took this photo last fall and came upon it again while searching back through my posts for another picture. The sun’s rays that day formed a rainbow prism falling on a red Japanese...
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Here We Go…College Football…It’s that Time Again
Dear Reader: It’s Welcome Back to College Football Time! The first of September…time for whistles to blow and let the games begin. First off…let me wish everybody a great season and lots of fun! I...
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The Star within the Moon
Dear Reader: How many gifts can you receive that have a star within a moon? To me that is what makes the moon flower blossom so spectacular…no matter how many times I watch this gorgeous bloom...
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“Why Can’t I Wear White After Labor Day and Other Fun Facts”
Dear Reader: Shocker! I am not one of these models. (especially the second one) But we do have one thing in common…I love my white jeans and last week I found myself wearing them almost every day...
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A Memoir: Race for the Cure (2009-2017)
Dear Reader: After Tommy and I walked the Race for the Cure together in 2009…the rest of the family mentioned they would be interested in participating too….including Doodle, Lassie, and Carrie. So...
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There Are Two Times of Year; Autumn and Waiting for Autumn
Dear Reader: If you are a ‘fall fan’ (and autumn is, by far, the favorite season of most Americans ) truer words were never spoken…about the anticipation of fall. However, in order to enjoy the season...
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A New Way of Looking at Advent Calendars
Dear Reader: You must be thinking to yourself…‘Wow…that was fast! Yesterday we were “waiting on autumn” and today Becky has got us waiting on the birth of Jesus with a Christmas Advent calendar.’ Fall...
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