As We Abide

Turning 50 does something to you; good I think. It makes you take an evaluation of yourself, at least it did me. I took a step back and looked at the different components of my life. Giving thanks for all the blessings in my journey that have brought me to this point. God is so [...]

Motherhood is filled with elation and gratification, and it is probably the hardest thing I have ever done. This Mother’s Day was one of joy, but previous Mother’s Days were met with a heavy heart. My boys were not following the Lord, and we were at odds with our oldest son (to put it lightly). [...]

I pray all of you mother’s had a great Mother’s Day. Whatever you did, I pray you felt loved and honored. If you are not a mother, I hope you expressed your love and appreciation to your mother or whoever raised you. I don’t think one realizes what being a mother entails until you have [...]

On our recent vacation we had a great time enjoying the Wild Animal Safari Park in San Diego, CA. What fun to see the animals close up. We had the pleasure of feeding giraffes. Wow are they tall, and their tongues… well, let’s just say I don’t think long aptly describes them. They say a [...]

Tapping out the beat of the music on my car’s steering wheel while sitting at a red light, I noticed the personalized license plate on the car in front of me. It stated, “WAIT OVR”. I thought for a second, “Hum. Wait over. The wait is over…. Ahhh, I get it”, as I noticed the [...]

We had a wonderful time away, but it is good to be back. That’s the great thing about getting away, you’re glad to get home. As much as I enjoyed the beautiful condo we were staying in, I missed my bed, my home, and of course my ‘lil buddy Sniper (my Miniature Dachshund), and I [...]

Every spring my husband and I take a much needed break from our duties and responsibilities. We go somewhere and don’t do much but eat and sleep. I may or may not get a novel finished. Both he and I need this time away. We need time to rest, reboot, and refocus. I love what [...]

I had a fabulous cake for my birthday: moist white cake with whipped cream frosting, fresh strawberry filling…yum! I, uncharacteristically, had 2 pieces. So good. Blowing out the candles was pretty tough. But we got it done. Ever wonder why cake is the confection of choice to commemorate special events? Maybe because it’s pretty hard [...]

To close out our month of celebrating our age I have posted 3 quotes with profound thoughts on aging. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” Henry Ford “Nobody grows old merely by living [...]

One of the things that has always been a “tell” of our age, that we do our very best to hide, is gray hair. There is even a huge market that has made multi-millions on covering up our gray hair, because seeing the older version of oneself  looking back from the mirror is a harsh [...]