April 21, 2018

Procrastination or Inspiration?

Tommorow morning a group of seven delightful, little girls will descend on our house for the day to celebrate our dear daughter’s ninth birthday. I should be sleeping and getting mentally prepared…for all those voices! 😆 But, I’m doing my “wait until the late night inspiration hits you routine”. It’s an important part of every event I host. I used to call this “procrastination”. But because I am commited to living a life of joy and positivity…no longer!   Procrastination has such an ugly tone about it and what happens in these cases really isn’t all bad. I will admit, there are several stages to the process – and they…

April 19, 2018

Savoring the Winters

It’s a beautiful thing, the close of winter. It felt like a very long time coming this year, and I think that makes those Redbud blossoms even sweeter. It still doesn’t feel like spring, but there are little hints of it…green grass, budding trees, and even the wasps buzzing in the mailbox today were a welcome sight! This afternoon as I carried the trash to the road, I kind of took it all in…I listened to the sound of each step crunching and let the wind whip my hair around without even brushing it back. It is coming slowly this year, instead of all at once – giving us a chance…

April 19, 2018

A Daring Adventure

And so it begins…a brand new adventure that has been taunting me for years now! Why is it that the dreams that are the dearest to us are the absolute hardest to embark on? I am certainly no stranger to failure…I’ve done that with gusto many times over! But failing at something that you’ve dreamed of so deeply…now that is a harder pill to swallow. But this winter has been long and the deep part of my soul knows I am needing to stretch myself and grow. So…welcome to my blog! I hope you will come here to find a smile, I hope you will come here to reset your…