photo © 2008 Karl-Ludwig Poggemann | more info (via: Wylio) Memorial Day reminds me of my Dad. He did not die in service to his country but he was definitely proud of his time as a Marine. I remember driving around our town in anticipation of a small parade and the chance to “buy”a little Read More
I’m revisiting one of my favorite posts. At three years later it is as applicable today as then! My nearly eight year old still enjoys a snuggle and often requests that I stay longer… I woke up, as I do every weekday morning, at 6:30 eager to get writing. Some thoughts on humility had been Read More
Holy heck! I blew it!! I never did an interview when Jess was six! To be fair she was almost six when I remembered the five year old one and now today she is nearly eight as I do the 7 year old one. In any case it is a complete blast to do this Read More
This week it is my sweet hubby is out of town on a business trip which is a little bit of a bummer for Romance Week, but not entirely. A big part of romance has to do with one’s personal mindset and really has very little to do with another person. Certainly romance can be sweeter when shared, Read More
“Everything is a gift of the universe – even joy, anger, jealously, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment.” ~Ken Keyes Jr Around here I tend to focus on the positive. “Cultivating delight,” the tag line of this blog Read More
I started doing this terrifically fun thing when I decided to study WHIMSY as a part of my bliss project. I was looking for a way to find and consider whimsy of all kinds and came up with the idea of a FLASH INSPIRATION. How this works is you take an idea or item of Read More