If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have seen me post about a devotional I contributed to. A Year of Hope is now available for purchase on Amazon! On the back cover of A Year of Hope, the publisher states, "A Year of Hope Devotional offers a daily invitation to pause, reflect, [...]
After Everyone Leaves…Thanksgiving Edition.
Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch. - part 5. Disclaimer: I am not writing this on the porch. Although it is sunny and the wind has finally died down, it is 30 degrees out there. Brr. The kids all headed out around 10:30 this morning, thirty minutes ago. Russell and I stood in the [...]
Life Update – October 2025.
Don’t you hate it when you’re preparing the spare room for weekend guests, then suddenly you’re being transported from your small-town hospital to a regional hospital, with a possible further transfer to UVA? While moving copper pieces to their rightful place around the fireplace, I stood up and suddenly felt lightheaded. I also noticed a [...]
Reflections from a Smith Mountain Lake Porch – Part 4.
As I sit on our back porch typing this, our internet is down. It has been glitching for a few days now. We have lost power for a couple days for 3-6 hours. Such is life in a small town, I guess. A year ago, I would have been anxious about it all. Today, almost [...]
Psalm 146.
This morning, I was doing exactly what I did not want to be doing: scrolling through social media. As hard as I strive to avoid the negative noise on social media, it always seems to pop into my feed. So, I deleted my social media apps from my phone. Taking a break from it will [...]
Home.
I took a break from writing. The ideas were in my head, but the words just would not flow. I wrote them down anyway. Saved them. And moved on. Consulting the ultimate Creator, I realized He was telling me to focus on other life events and experiences and He would let me know when it [...]
When God Throws You a Curveball and You Hit it Out of the Park.
God has thrown me a bit of a curveball and I’m kind of laughing about it this morning. I laugh because it has taken me a while to realize it is a new direction, even as I have been walking the new path He laid out in front of me. I’ve always been a bigger [...]
Friday Five(ish) – Things I Love Right Now/Am Doing Right Now.
Decluttering is my middle name right now. What I am decluttering: Things. My sister and I have spent the last three years going through most of Mom and Dad’s house. We have donated a lot but have also brought things home. Me, especially. Way too many things so I am in a constant state of [...]
New Habits.
It’s all about the preparation for me. The setting up. The desk, the writing instruments (of which I am very picky), the paper, the online programs, the candle, the coffee, the lighting, the chair, the books...oh, so many, books! The writing? Not so much. Recognizing that you have a problem is the beginning of healing, [...]
Friday Five – Things I am Loving Right Now.
Catching up with life friends. Those friends you have known forever. The ones who text you after months as if you have been texting all day, every day. Asking questions about how to make sauce from your plethora of garden tomatoes. The friends who have never let you get away with a thing and their [...]
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