I don’t care what people say to make themselves feel better about being alone. It’s lonely. Not only did God make us to be in community, he also created us to love and be loved. That’s just the way it is. There's a difference between being alone and being lonely. As Audrey Hepburn said: “I [...]
Tomboy/feminine, or should I say feminine/tomboy? That has always been my fashion statement, and I have never followed the trend. I've made up my own unique way of dressing myself since I was three. Seriously, I have fought the grind ever since I can remember. Momma likes to say I enjoyed wearing the little dresses [...]
It’s that time of year. A time for reflection and Thanksgiving. If you check out my YouTube channel or Instagram, you’ll notice that I’ve been busy baking sugar cookies. I used a maple leaf and acorn cookie cutter, and I just finished cleaning up the kitchen. The house smells so good right now. Mmmm… I [...]
photo by Kripalu.org / bing images I’m starting something new, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to swing it. It’s something I like to call, “Writing in the Morning”. Many of you may be thinking, "so what"? But for me it’s a huge deal. Why? Because I’m a night person. “Ding Ding, I can’t [...]
Photo from ctgirlwiththeredscarf.com / bing images So, I lost my address book (again). It’s really becoming a yearly jig of mine. I pride myself for being organized. It's true that it could still be in one of the boxes I haven’t gone through yet. But really? 3 years ago, I blamed it on me [...]
Photo from Heather-Vaughan.com off Google Images “A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets [...]
“It seemed as if the longer she lived, the more was taken from her. Not gradually, as old age fell into the inevitable, but lobbed off in great chunks, the healthy branches sacrificed along with the frail.” Shelly Noble, Beach Colors I look down at the great chunks of my life that have lobbed off [...]
