Today I'm grateful for sun breaks. I really don't mind the rain. It's refreshing and makes me feel at home. But on the days when it's drizzling or dumping rain nonstop- and the rain slows down and the clouds open to reveal the beautiful blue sky- it's a break, a pause, a stop in the…
Time for Gratitude: March 21, 2016
I'm in the need of returning focus to gratitude. Today, it was easy. I'm grateful for the trees that return to life in the spring. I'm grateful for the tiny buds on branches that hold the promise of leaves or flowers. I'm grateful for what it means: routine, new life, rebirth, survival, and reunion.
Time for Gratitude: March 8th, 2016
Today I'm grateful my Mom, Ann, is safely home in New York after receiving her radiation treatment in Oregon. I'm grateful she trusted my sister and me enough to trust we could get her back and forth from appointments, help her rest, and safely house her for three and a half months. I'm grateful for…
Time for Gratitude: February 26, 2016
Today I'm grateful for quiet moments with those I love. The moments where nothing happens except for comfortable silence. The moments that I don't need to fill with chatter. The content moments.
Time for Gratitude: February 24, 2016
Today I'm grateful for my sister Trish's acceptance of my good moments and bad. She lets me be in a bad mood but keeps me laughing throughout. Thank you for loving me, warts and all.
Time for Gratitude: February 23, 2016
Today I'm feeling grateful for the mornings when it's cold and crisp and the tips of the nose gets chilled. There's something about walking outside and it being cold enough to wake me up that I feel alive and motivated to get through the day. As a side note, I'm equally grateful for those cold…
Time for Gratitude: February 22, 2016
I'm grateful today for sunshine coming in through a window. It can light up a dark room or warm a soft kitty who sits in the sunspot. Feeling grateful for the small things.
Time for Lyrics: Things I Regret
I've shared Brandi Carlile song lyrics before. She's a songwriter who speaks to me in many ways and who I admire very much. One of her songs "Things I Regret" is my latest personal anthem. I appreciate it because I think it can be easy to get lost in the sea of regret or the…
Time for Memories: Lesson Learned in the Third Grade
As my regular readers know (all four of you), I am always looking for something or inspiration so that I can write. I long ago realized that the people who I have met in my life- for better or for worse- have taught me so much. Whether someone just crossed my path for a moment…
Time to Remember and Honor: Nieve-Sol Smith
I had a cat. My first cat that I knew from kitten to geriatric. Nieve passed away on February 1, 2015. I’ve wanted to write him a memorial since the day he passed away, but can’t seem to adequately convey how I felt about him and how I will remember him always. Strange how I…
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