Pro tip: don't let 10 years go by before you decide to take control of your health again. I mean, it was fun while it lasted, but now? Reining in my eating, my wine consumption, my lazy-lack-of-exercising behavior? #sucks Also, though...I am feeling so much better. Yeah...this weekend I ate the biscuit and sausage gravy [...]
Author: Susan Wheeler Smith
I love Jesus, my family, and dark roast coffee with a bit of sugar and heavy cream. I live on a gorgeous lake in Southwest Virginia. I'm a bit on the sarcastic side with a whole lot of love and encouragement for women in every stage of life. I have a serious addiction to books, kitchen towels, and the Oxford comma. Welcome.
November 4 and thanks
Thanks, everybody, for your kind words and interaction and teasing over my button collection of which I am quite proud Seriously, it has been fun getting back into the blogging thing. I never realize how much I miss it until I get back to it after a long break. Getting the words to flow is [...]
November 3 and changes are a-coming
If you follow me on social media, you may notice a theme in my posts lately. Besides the fact that I am all about the Holiday Season being upon us now and I am all psyched for that, you are seeing a lot of posts (and reposting of other's posts) about change. Maybe you [...]
November 2 and the obvious
One comment from yesterday's post got me thinking. D said she was thankful for life and was just feeling "the obvious." I would like to suggest that we miss the obvious more often than not. It's like the basket on the stairs. Before our youngest came around, I had a basket on the stairs where [...]
November 1 and a new look.
It's been almost a year since I last posted. A year. In that time, my baby got married; my girl switched careers; I joined Young Living and am turning my health around; my handsome hubby and I celebrated thirty-five years of marriage, and I visited Colorado for the first time and loved it. #boom #done [...]
The One Where the Baby Graduates from College.
This curly haired, brown eyed, Momma’s boy takes his last college final exam today. Saturday he will officially be deemed, “a college grad.” I thought I had another semester of “and our youngest is at Radford.” I am not quite ready for, “and all of our babies are grown and gone.” I still choke up over, [...]
Mornings.
You know that first sip of coffee? The one you take when all is right with the world. Even if you don’t drink coffee, you know the time of day I’m talking about. Before you check your phone. Before the thump of kids’ feet hitting the floor running in a herd of shouts for “MOM!” [...]
Heart Shares.
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?” (Psalm 22:1 – NIV) The words of the Psalmist, David, ring so true for me this morning. In fact, the first sentence in my journal entry this morning is, “Where [...]
Can’t we all just agree to disagree?
I think it is time I weighed in on a seriously controversial subject matter. We are being inundated with it on social media and main stream media as well as the obscure outlets. I know I have been drawn into some pretty heavy discussions over it. And while I try not to get pulled down [...]
Just a few Life Lessons.
On the porch this morning, I stared at the blank pages of my journal. Tons of thoughts swirling around in my head, none of them coherent enough to put on paper. It’s been like this for months. Like a drain clogged with frustration, anger, questions. Searching for the peace that passes all understanding and finding [...]
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