Moms and Those who Mother
As a mother, I can appreciate more what mothers do for us, and what mine did for me. She fed me, clothed and protected me, and she developed a mother’s intuition of what I needed even when she … Continue reading →
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Taking Care of Your Body
We are challenged in this time to take care of ourselves and our families as we “shelter in place.” We’re spending more time at home and trying to manage our grocery shopping on fewer trips. Truth is, being of a … Continue reading →
Scrapbooking in a time such as this
We have time on our hands now, of a different kind. Parents have their children at home, so maybe they don’t have so much. On the other hand the school children have quite a bit. We’re not driving around from … Continue reading →
Earth Day April 2020
Today marks 50 years of celebrating Earth Day. From space.com you can read where it started and about a challenge this year to build a planet with Lego. Fifty years after an astronaut’s photo of our home planet gave rise … Continue reading →
Encouragement from Nina Spencer
Only a few days ago I was in touch with best-selling author and speaker Nina Spencer after reading an article she recently sent out again. “Lessons from the Freeway and Beyond: Making Space for Grace” seemed fitting for the … Continue reading →
In this time: a day of sunshine
Income tax papers submitted, inventory counted, and a client’s work well on the way, I finally had time to read Nina Spencer’s well written article, “Lessons From the Freeway and Beyond: Making Space for Grace.” It seemed so fitting that … Continue reading →
Spring is really coming and minding health
I’ve been out for solitary walks, minding the social distance. I see the occasional couple walking together, a parent and child or an adult walking a dog. We all still need exercise in some way. I hear birds singing, … Continue reading →
This social distancing thing
Friends and I have been talking on social media about the social distancing. A fellow storyteller, John, came up with a better term, physical distancing. I replied that the people who invented the term “social distancing” should have hired … Continue reading →
Winter Crafts–card making
Just over a week ago, friends through Toastmasters gathered at my home, by invitation, for a craft afternoon. We’d talked about it at our Christmas gathering, set a date and now here we were, ready for it. We’d also discussed, … Continue reading →
Musings in March
When the snow begins to melt and the temperature edges into a bit milder state, I begin to dream of spring, of taking down winter wreaths and eventually putting away winter coats and boots. But it’s alternately cold and wintry … Continue reading →