Kids are a necessity to life and a gift from God, even if they do wear us down to a nubbins! Here are a few things I am learning and have learned about parenting!1. I must hide while on the phone for ...  Read More

When I was a teenager, I participated in the sports cross country and track. As an adult, I have participated in some running events with the husband as he really enjoys the sport.About the middle of ...  Read More

I can see us human beings as bubbles.  Being blown out of the same wand and floating in the same air drifting where the air takes us. We bump into one another and when we touch, we are molded into som...  Read More

Central Oregon flipped its switch from Spring to Summer about two weeks ago.It's been warm and right now, we are getting drenched by rain that is falling so hard you would think the drops are in compe...  Read More

I'm unsure who coined the phrase 'if you want a friend, be a friend'. But it rings true. I don't know how many times I have repeated this to my kids, probably at least five thousand times.I have frien...  Read More

We see the word brave everywhere. What is it? And what does it mean?Everyone is sure they want to be it. The word is pure adrenaline and highlighted with a lovely shade of the 'coolness' factor.We all...  Read More

The last year, I have not been writing much on my blog, but I have been writing. I have been working on my first Novel and have completed it to the point of editing it.I don't know if people will enjo...  Read More

This was not easy for me to write, but it feels important, and even if just one person reads it and it helps them it's worth it to me.So I did, I wrote it.I hope that it may be able to help you.Once u...  Read More

I came to my desk to write and stopped to stare a moment out the bedroom window this afternoon.I was sipping on a little jar of kombucha. The chimes clanged and clonged with the wind knocking them tog...  Read More

We needed a place to stay during a Love After Marriage seminar we were attending. He knows I like vintage things, and from the ad, this home seemed like a lovely place to stay. The home had all period...  Read More

I had always wanted to be a mother.When I was a little girl I loved baby dolls and played with them often with my sister and the friends that also enjoyed them. I did a lot of pretending and practicin...  Read More

I wrote this the year I turned 40. Enjoy!1. You can't make someone love you, let alone like you. And in the long run, you should not be seeking the approval of men, although it's a nice thing to have....  Read More