I put my Christmas tree up tonight. Yes, on December 29th. I’d ordered an artificial tree this year, took it…
The Lost Children
I have a very bad habit of buying Christmas cards and never sending them out. It is so bad that…
Knocking Down the Walls to Freedom
I’ve sort of been retired since January of 2019. That was when I lost my full-time job due to an…
Simply Thankful
I learned a long time ago that being thankful is a choice. We all have our stuff. There are no…
Sweetness and Sorrow Mixed
“Life is short, but wide.” – Rebecca Wells “Divine Sisters of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” When I woke up this morning…
Just Call Me Chauffer
It was a weird weekend. I had volunteered to help with transportation at the Wild Goose Festival, held right up…
I Am Retired - Or Am I?
I last worked full-time in January of 2019. The company I worked for decided to close the office to which…
Neglectful Me Celebrating Life
I’ve neglected my blog terribly lately – and most writing. I’ll try to do a bit of a catch-up instead…
Love Month – Day 28
I love the future. Kind of a weird thing to think about, and certainly not something some would say these…
Love Month – Day 27
I love health providers who notice their patients. I once had an appointment to visit an oral surgeon. This was…
Love Month – Day 26
I love reconciliation. I didn’t grow up in a house that demanded typical apologies. Saying the words wasn’t always important.…
Love Month – Day 25
I love the process of travel. Not just travel when everything goes well, but the craziness that occurs along the…
Love Month – Day 24
(OK, I got behind due to travel. ADHD is a real thing.) I love random encounters with people. I was…
Love Month – Day 23
I love doing hard things. Note that I didn’t say I like trying hard things. I don’t usually. But when…
Love Month – Day 22
I love celebrating people. It’s easy to take our folks for granted. Forget what they mean to our lives. Last…
Love Month – Day 21
I love sanctuaries. Not only churches, but places that are open, that welcome you, that care for you, that protect…
Love Month – Day 20
I love history teachers. I’m not someone who can remember a date, or names, or specifics from any history classes…
Love Month – Day 19
I love airplanes. I took a couple of flights this morning to get to Houston. My friend Lisa turned 50…
Love Month – Day 18
I love people who tell their stories. I was in a Facebook group today and someone had posted a video…
Love Month – Day 17
I love traveling solo. I’m in a Facebook group with women who travel solo. Well, some actually travel solo while…
Love Month – Day 16
I love people who care enough to make things better. So many times we don’t. We often sit around and…
Love Month – Day 15
I love people who live what they believe. It’s so easy to get off track and forget our priorities in…
Love Month – Day 14
I love seeing people commit to love. I believe love is not a feeling, but a commitment. A commitment to…
Love Month – Day 13
I love the simple. One of my past jobs was to read and make changes to contracts, depending on the…
Love Month – Day 12
I love peacemakers. Especially now. Sometimes I feel as though most current conversation is a battlefield, full of land mines.…
Love Month – Day 11
I love people who run forward. We often hear about people running away, which often denotes fear or cowardice. Thus…
Love Month – Day 10
I love people who think unconventionally. So many people are lazy in their thinking. They simply agree with those around…
Love Month – Day 9
I love when people consider the cost. I took out a loan in college so I could pay all the…
Love Month – Day 8
I love books. This post is a day late because yesterday I attended the Savannah Book Festival, where I was…
Love Month – Day 7
I love diversity. Lots of people say that, but as soon as someone with an opposing view crosses their path,…
Love Month – Day 6
I love trying new things. OK, to be truthful trying new things scares me much of the time. It was…
In the Box, Out of the Box 