Watching the metamorphosis of a chrysalis to a monarch was a beautiful experience. A few weeks ago we got to see this at our home in Ohio. The end of summer calls for cleaning up the flower beds. As my husband was cutting back bushes and flowers the end of September he noticed a “green thing” hanging from our window shutter. We had no idea what it was and soon forget about it for several days. Turns out this “green thing” with gold dots was a chrysalis. As I looked closer at the gold Continue Reading
Another sad Mother’s Day
The day is over. You made it through. The sadness will still linger in the days ahead. Maybe even for weeks. You are not a mother and Mother’s Day is a hard day. My Dad always said to me “One Day At a Time” and there is a lot of truth in that quote. It’s hard to not look into the future when you want something so strongly. It’s sad thinking of a life without children. No birthday parties. No graduation celebrations. No beautiful bride weddings. No grandbabies. I lived with this heartache Continue Reading
Do The Next Right Thing
The Next Right Thing by Emily P Freeman is one of the best books I have read this year. We make A LOT of decisions each day and sometimes we get flustered or procrastinate when trying to figure out the right answer. We want to make the right decisions. Regardless of the excuse or reason, we can find practical steps from this book to guide us to that right decision. This is a book about how to make decisions in a simple, practical way. The good way & the bad way The right way & the Continue Reading