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- Don’t Ask Me How I Am Doing…
- On The Way To IAK
- Older and Wiser
- Sharing our HOMES and our HEARTS
- Making Every Marble COUNT~ Finding Gratitude in Grief
- 2013 – My Toughest Resolutions List Yet
- It’s beginning to FEEL a lot like Christmas…
- GRATEFUL when it’s not so GREAT
- A Day Well Spent
- Finding True NORTH
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Living With Grace
Don’t Ask Me How I Am Doing…
unless you really want to know, have the time to listen, care about what’s going on for me. We have become a fast talking, fast walking people, who rarely look each other in the eye as we ask the question or find the moment to hear the answer. Asking someone how they are doing, how […]
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On The Way To IAK
I believe everything happens in the perfect moment, even when it’s not so perfect. I work hard at being ‘present’ and living in the ‘now’; not much of what I do would be considered ‘random’. As a planner by nature and by trade, I make arrangements, create ‘to do’ lists, book calendar appointments, consult budgets, […]
Older and Wiser
Being older doesn’t automatically make you wiser, or smarter, or give you more credibility. Being bigger, a grown up, doesn’t make you right. Just take a look at some of the people in charge, and then take a look at some of the people who put them in charge. Kids didn’t do that. “Because I […]
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2013 – My Toughest Resolutions List Yet
For decades, I have spent the final few weeks in December, reflecting and setting my intention for the New Year; writing down goals, looking for areas of improvement, projects to complete, countries to visit, and aspiring to change. I have written lists, made action plans, and set deadlines. The good news is that I have met […]
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It’s beginning to FEEL a lot like Christmas…
As the decorations go up and the commercials begin to air, I ask myself, how will our family celebrate this magical time? The answer is as it has been for so many years – we will spend our time together, and where we do give, we will give experiences rather than ‘gifts’; create shared memories […]
GRATEFUL when it’s not so GREAT
It’s easy to be grateful; when there is money in the bank, the family is healthy, there is food on the table, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the shower water stays hot, and the kids are enjoying school. It can however be a much harder concept to lean into when things are […]
A Day Well Spent
My mother Grace is in her 83rd year and it would be completely understandable and deserved, if at this age, she chose to spend her days relaxing, napping, or reading for hours. And, while she does spend some time doing all three, much of her time is spent truly ‘living’; a rich life filled with family, friends, […]
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Did you hear something…
Recently, while out walking with my husband, we encountered a friend heading in our direction. He stopped to talk, first taking out his ear buds, and then moments later having finished our chat, resumed his walk, ear buds firmly reinstated. I couldn’t help thinking that while he was probably listening to some great tunes; he […]
To Have and To Hold…
On a recent anniversary trip, my husband and I reflected on our 30 years of marriage and why we were still enjoying friendship and love. Having been only 19 and 20 when we wed, our chances of reaching 50 and still being together and happy, were slim. At 13 ½ years old, I had looked at […]
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What I LEARNED & RECONFIRMED in 2011
Upon reflection, here is what 2011 taught me and what I know to be true: ♥ That a sense of order and peace really can reside on the inside regardless of what’s happening on the outside ♥ That adversity is a gift and that although we can’t always see it at the time, if we really look […]
