New From the Blog
Birth Mother’s Day Week
Another Mother’s Day Without You Here we are. Spring has sprung and as always predictable Mother Nature is peppering our back lot with a variety of glorious wildflowers, birds are busy building nests, and sunsets have been stunners. I breathe in the soft air, the...
It’s Never Too Late
The Universe often decrees a path that we never envision and all we have to do is open ourselves up to the possibilities and dreams do come true. Today, I pinch myself. I have written and published my first book. It is a memoir about a time in my life I never dreamed...
Thrills and Chills as My Pub Date Inches Closer
“Your pub date is May 10, 2022.” My heart quickened when I first read those words from Samantha, my project manager at She Writes Press. A smile spread across my face, and I raced outside to share the news with my husband Gene. He looked up from his garden giving me...
Be Grateful For Your Angels
In my worst nightmare, I never could have imagined I would become a member of this club. Over the years, when a friend or acquaintance lost a child, I felt devastated for them. How are they still standing? I cannot even imagine. I cannot let my mind go there. I was...
Light Shining in The Distance
Already March 2021... Last year on March 1st Gene and I were in Washington State. We had traveled to see our grandson Jake, play baseball at Central Washington University, and had a perfect weekend: a cozy romantic Air BNB complete with a rushing stream flowing...
A Thankful Farewell To 2020 and Keeping the Faith in 2021
I will not say “what a year!” It sounds so cliché - so redundant now. We exhaust ourselves saying it. We exhausted ourselves living it. But if you are reading this, we did live it, and we are thankfully still here to talk about it. Instead, as we approach New Year’s...