Gratitude - the state of being grateful. I believe in being grateful for the beauty, joy, happiness, and people in my life. I am blessed, this I know. Unfortunately, in the hurriedness of day-to-day life I sometimes lose track of my gratitude, but when I take a moment to pause and look around at the [...]
Tag: life
Closer to God’s heart…
If I was ever in a situation where I had to decide what to do with the last days, weeks or months of my life, I know exactly what I would do. I think there are lots of folks who have bucket lists with trips or things they have never tried, but want to (like [...]
Daffodils…
I saw a couple of skinny robins the other day and I was reminded that spring is officially here. Robins, shirtless runners, and tulips are the signs I most clearly identify with the advent of spring. Today while I was out and about I was reminded that there is another indicator of spring that is becoming more [...]
Frolicking in the ocean…
I am not a swimmer. As such, if I ever disappear after an alleged late night swim - demand an investigation. A frightening childhood experience with a near-drowning in a swimming pool was enough to provide me with a healthy respect for the water. I don't go to the beach to swim, and as a fair-skinned person [...]
Off the grid…
I did the unthinkable today - I left my phone at home. It wasn't purposeful - it was evidence of a lack of thinking (is that un-thinking?). I realized that I had likely left it when I was about halfway to work and I had a mental flash of it still sitting on the kitchen [...]
Slam the door!
Tracy Frank has an article in The Forum today that leaves me unsettled. It is titled - When it comes to fertility, there’s no ‘magic age’ - and it caused me to comment out loud to myself, "There certainly are less than magical ages for fertility and the joy of pregnancy." I can definitely speak to experiencing pregnancy, [...]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye…
I noticed this morning that the farewell song the children sang in The Sound of Music was stuck in my mind and I was outwardly humming it in a happy, sing-song way. There is my subconscious at work...doing a mental wrap on the events of 2011 and pleasantly bidding it adieu. Not that 2011 was a [...]
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