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What’s My Worth?

Posted on January 14, 2022 3 Comments

What is your soul longing for? Are you struggling with a feeling that something is missing? Maybe you’re blaming it on your spouse, (lack of a) good friend, your kids, or your job. You flip through social media and think….if only I had that, or looked like him or her. In my 60 plus years […]

Hope for Tomorrow

Posted on March 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

I don’t normally write this soon after posting something here. However, what I shared yesterday is heavy on my mind. This is what I’m thinking about every day. I need to learn how to achieve my goal that was shared in my last paragraph. But how? You don’t see memes, books, or studies that talk […]

Goals of a Grandmother

Posted on March 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

Do you ever have something spark a memory and you don’t want to stop thinking about it? It’s like a wonderful memory that was almost forgotten, but for some odd reason you were reunited with it. Here’s mine….I remember the days when I would watch my mom apply makeup, do her hair, and then stand […]

Are you eating that second sandwich?

Posted on April 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

“Before you ask for healing, make sure you are willing to give up what made you sick.” @RealTalkKim When I was a freshman in high school, I became obsessed with my weight. All of my friends had a gymnast’s build, and there I was – everything but that. Looking back, I really didn’t look that […]

Child of God

I recently had the pleasure of going on a trip to Grand Cayman. What made it even more special was that I got to fly on a private jet. It was my first experience, and it was pretty wonderful. I’m not one who likes to do things in order to feel better than everyone else, […]

You. Are. More.

Posted on May 2, 2017 Leave a Comment

I love technology. I love pictures. But the two combined? Whew. If you’re looking for love and acceptance thru a perfect selfie–you’re headed for disappointment. You are MORE than what this world pressures you to believe in–what you supposedly need to do to look/be lovable or desirable.

In His Eyes

Posted on July 18, 2014 1 Comment

Something I found worth capturing – in my eyes – in my garden. The older I get, the more I realize how true it is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As I walked through the exhibits at our county 4-H fair, I found myself admiring many photographs that were either framed or part of […]