When the student is ready, the teacher will appear is an expression we’ve all heard and likely even experienced. Well, I guess THIS student was ready! I’ve been journaling daily for about 15 years. I have stacks and stacks of journals. A literal history of my thoughts, mistakes, lessons, blessings and joys that have transpired over the years. A few weeks ago, I had a … (Read more)
If January is all about new beginnings, goals and resolutions, February is about LOVE; Valentine’s Day being the cherry on the top the love month. While I don’t want to be a naysayer about Valentine’s Day, I’m more of a Valentine’s Day ~ All Day, Every Day fan. Love should be Expanded! During the later years of my marriage, Valentine’s Day was tough. It was … (Read more)
For a couple of years now, I’ve had a Blessing Jar. Each day (and I’m about 90% good on that) I write a blessing on a slip of paper and put it in my blessing jar. It’s been quite the learning experience for me. For sure I have many blessings in my life, but to write down something each day has been a challenge. Of … (Read more)
Carol and her family will be celebrating four years since our dear Chloe entered our lives. We adopted Chloe when she was 1-1/2 years from the Golden Gate Lab Rescue. And now, 7 pages later with 163 items listed on her “wall of shame” (number of items she has chewed on, destroyed, or eaten by stealing!) all we can say is… Thank you, dear Chloe! … (Read more)
This Mother’s Day will be my first without my mother and I am acutely aware of her absence. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of her, wish I could call her to share something about my life or hear something about hers. I miss her infectious laugh, smile as I remember her sometimes ridiculously long and detailed stories and … (Read more)