Here we are, in a new year, a new decade even. I have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks deciding what my guiding word will be for 2020. I wonder where the trend actually started -- however it did, I'm grateful for it. Picking a word, a theme, a verse helps …
5-0
I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to think, feel, or say about hitting this landmark, but today is the day. Today I turn 50 years old. Behind me lay all the years I've been through and they sure added up faster than expected. When I think in terms of time, 50 years seems like …
H*Ws
Coming into a new year always causes me, like many others I know, to reflect on life -- where I've been, what I gained or lost over the last year and where did I wind up just before the clock stuck midnight turning into a new year, or in this case, a new decade. Some …
2020 here I come…
Pardon me while I blow a little dust off the old blog here...the end of 2019 was crazy busy and in the midst I lost some focus and quite frankly some desire on the creative / writing side. That happens to me from time to time when I hunker down in the middle of a …
Day 7
Back on Monday, after returning from our visit to Chicago, I decided to get my eating back on track. I was feeling so bloated, so over sugared and out of control I knew the best way to do this was to commit to a new Whole30. I've done it before, successfully, and really it's closer …
Whirl-windy City visit….
This past weekend my daughter and I whisked away for a quick trip to Chicago to see my cousin's daughter get married. Such a lovely occassion to share with family. It was so nice to bring Kenzie with me to meet family she doesn't already know. We come from a big, greek family that my …
Wonderfully made…
This weekend 90 ladies from our church, or with connections to others in our church, gathered in the North Carolina mountains for our annual women's retreat. We come together for two days in this lovely area to rest, build friendships and enjoy spiritual renewal. And I am all about this get away. When last we …
One year later…
A year ago today, about this time, I was prepping for surgery to remove a small tumor and the cancer from my left breast. I was nervous but eager to rid myself of this thing that was invading my tissue and had become for a short time the focus of my life. I was anxious …
Reframing…
Have you ever stumbled upon a book that was so earth shattering...literally life changing that you a) couldn't put it down; and b) couldn't stop telling everyone about it? That book is sitting next to me as I write in this moment. "You are the Girl for the Job," by Jess Connolly has literally rocked …
