My friend, Melanie, posted this on Facebook and I liked it so much I wanted to share and save it here. I love Indian folklore and the wisdom found in stories like these The Wolves Inside You An elder Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, "A fight is [...]
Look at those cute little blue shoes … Kai loves them and wears them everywhere he can. When I say he loves them, I mean he LOVES them. Last night we stayed at the beach and watched the sunset and then loaded up the kids to come home. When we got here we could only [...]
Technorati Tags: Wishing,blessings On Sundays I often count my blessings. Not that I’m not aware of my blessings on the other six days of the week, because in general I think I’m a grateful person. But, on Sundays, it is quiet and peaceful, and I think back over the years of my life and I [...]
The family room carpet looks awesome!!! Double digit, awe inspiring awesomely clean! I will have to take the samples back to the carpet place now and tell them I changed my mind. I just saved $1100.00 that we didn’t have. Oh the joy! AND … that isn’t all … !!! My favorite lazy-boy recliner is [...]
Last week two people who worked for a company that was contracted by Rocky Mountain Power showed up on my doorstep. “Do you mind if we run that pile of limbs at the front of your property through the chopper so we can get our equipment back and around your motor home? We need to [...]
That mean old March wind gusted fiercely the other night and uprooted a sweet little tree that blossomed beautifully in our neighborhood every Spring. With its roots broken and exposed, it didn’t have a chance of recovery, but in one last burst of energy it gave the neighborhood one last gift of delicate, fragrant blossoms. [...]
Twice a day I walk my little Lady up or down the road in front of our house so she can do her business. We do about a two block circle. Usually, I chat with little doggy and point out nice clumps of grass or a good spot on the road (she only does her [...]
The other day the clouds were so beautiful we had to stop several times on the way home from town to look at them and take pictures. There is something about even the darkest of clouds that make me feel close to God. Like this one makes me remember the song “Look for the Silver [...]
Last night on the news we heard that the swells on the ocean would be around 35 feet high up and down the Oregon coast so to today we gathered up a picnic lunch, cameras, and my crocheting and headed for a place where we could watch. We tried several view points and every one [...]
I’m always grateful for my blessings … but somehow the first of November my soul seems to fill with gratitude until I am almost overwhelmed at all of the good, wonderful things in my life. Fall is my favorite time of the year … hands down. Well, it starts my favorite time of the year. [...]
