Celebrating Life


(Photo Credit: Laura Davis-Mullenix) When my cousin Laura posted these flowers on social media she said, “I picked these from my yard yesterday. Thought I would post this to encourage everyone that “SPRING” still does exist. I’m glad I picked them as they would be gone now.” While these daffodils are beautiful, it’s the vase […]

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Waiting And Anticipating


It’s finally here! The time of year most, if not all, of us have waited for  –  spring! That is, according to the calendar. It’s been a long, cold winter, too, hasn’t it? Even the folks who are not accustomed to the bitting effects of old man winter donned a heavier coat and scarf this […]

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Embracing The Light


 (Photo Credit: Terry Ogden) There’s just something euphoric about the dawning of a new day – everything awakens  – the darkness fades into the light, and the old becomes new. I could never, nor would I want to, live in a world where darkness prevails. The darkness can overwhelm, can’t it? And it is during […]

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Transitioning


(Photo Credit: The Giant’s Causeway, Ireland) If we live long enough we will face the task of transitioning. This past week, after weeks of going back and forth discussing new housing options, Mom and I began our search for her new home. Mom has come to the place in her life where she is considered […]

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Childlike


What excites you? Me, I am tickled pink with a new book,  a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup to dunk it in, a day with nothing to do, a Sunday nap, and a weekend retreat to the mountains, especially when it’s snowing!  Getting excited about something, anything, evokes a childlike feeling, doesn’t […]

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