April showers bring May flowers… and apparently SNOW for many in the Midwest! SO–I thought I post an album of my recently planted flowers just to cheer you up and brighten your day! Hibiscus are one of my all time favorites– and I usually plant the bright coral ones, but this year the price on…
One of my love languages is giving, and since I recently added a new board to my Pinterest: BLACK and WHITE … I’ve decided to have a “BLACK AND WHITE” GIVEAWAY! I know that there are a lot of gray areas in life, but I LOVE black and white, so I’m “pinning” like crazy.…
“There’s nothing to fear but fear itself.” World English Dictionary fear— n 1. a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc 2. a cause of this feeling 3. awe; reverence: fear of God 4. concern; anxiety 5. possibility; chance: there is no fear of that happening 6. for fear of…
It’s no secret that I struggled when it came time for our youngest to go off to college. Classic, huh? Kinda funny now, but I can tell you that I was in no way faking how I was feeling. Sometimes when we’re in the midst of a struggle we often see only the difficulty and…
This was an old posted note on my Facebook page that I had completely forgotten about. Not a coincidence that I stumbled across it. I needed a fresh reminder today: Okay, so today was a really tough day. Losing a pet is never easy and we’ve had our share. The price of owning a pet…
The first of the daffodils are blooming, and I’m inspired! Puxatony Phil sure failed this year, and according to the “news” reports, he is facing criminal charges and possibly the death penalty! Wow, really? No fear, I’m sure it’s a joke, but for this warm weather person, having snow the week before Easter is not funny! I…
You would think this an easy read– Nope. A struggle most of the way– but totally worth it. “That’s what I was struggling out of nightmares to reach, to seize. Joy. But where can I seize this holy grail of joy? I look back down to the page. Was this the clue to the quest…
I don’t hate winter, and I can appreciate the beauty of freshly fallen snow, but… COME ON! It’s snowing in March and personally, I am ready for spring! After inheriting left over flowers from a wedding my daughter and I helped with this weekend, I am surrounded by white… on the inside as well as the outside ……
Understand from the beginning that I am not in any way talking about food! These are my thoughts on scaling down and simplifying my life… It’s not just children who struggle with the “need” versus “want” concept. I grew up in an average middle class family with four children, both parents, and usually a pet or…
Today I saw a sign posted on a curb: Sad, but true… in our culture we are becoming a rare commodity. A marriage that has lasted 30+ years and we are more in love than ever. It’s not our wedding anniversary, but it is Valentine’s Day and not long after, it will be the 35th…
Now I know that there are experts out there than can give long, detailed explanations for some of the beautiful pictures and quotes we see people putting on their Pinterest boards or sending out as a template so you can print them for your walls, but this is for those of you out there that…
“ON THE FAITH OF OUR LOVE?!” The first time I heard her say it, I was stricken by this young girl’s sincerity. I even asked her to repeat it because I had never heard anyone verbalize it quite that way. Instead of saying, “Do you promise?”, she was saying, “On the faith of our love…is…
It’s been awhile since I posted a DIY, and since much of my decorating involves shifting things around to make them look different, I thought I’d share how I do it with a before and after: I simply took some pieces from my Thanksgiving mantel… …a simple twig wreath that I purchased several months ago for less…
Every year seems to pass by with things “I intended to do” and didn’t get done. Pictures in Rubbermaids, rooms that need painting, shelves that need cleaning. I’m not REALLY a procrastinator, though I sometimes wonder if I don’t see myself very clearly. The mirror doesn’t lie, so why should I? I know what I AM… *A…
It’s not a new concept, only new to me. I’d never heard it before, but wish that I had heard the idea when I was a young mother. My daughter shared with me that this year she is using the idea of Four Simple Gifts for Christmas this year with plans to continue it as a…
