You know those times when you’ve opened a package that’s full off those tiny, little, foam balls that just seem to stick all over you and you can’t get them off? It’s as if there is some electrical attraction that…
Seeing Experiences in a New Light
I wasn’t sure if I’d actually send this as my next newsletter. The feelings are still tender and new, but perhaps it may help you experience difficult times in a new light. By the time you read this newsletter, it…
Celebrate!
I have been keeping a gratitude journal consistently for more than a year and a half now, but it had become more of a burden rather than a bringer of appreciation and joy, until recently. I had an experience that…
The Day After Christmas
It’s the day after Christmas! Can you still bask in the joy of the season? Are you willing to carry the goodness and the love that is present in this season, forward into the New Year? Yes, there may be…
Christmas Symbols
While I was growing up, my father would often point out signs to be found in nature – the ring of light around the moon at night and how it forewarned of what the next day’s weather would be, the…
Does This Make Anyone Else Laugh?
Does this picture make anyone else laugh? What was your first thought when you saw these dishes stacked this way? I had asked my, 14 year old daughter to wash the dishes. When I came back in to the kitchen…
The Key to Mastery
I was listening to my daughter practice the piano this morning. I was hearing the same 8 notes over and over and over again. To some, hearing the same few notes being repeated, repeatedly J might be very annoying. To…
What luxury can you not live without?
I was in a group once and I remember being asked, “What household item or luxury could you not live without?” Take a moment and answer that question for yourself. The answers I heard from others in the group varied…
What to do with old “Thank You” notes
Now that some of our children have grown and left home, I’ve been in the process of de-cluttering, organizing and rearranging rooms. I came to a stack of “Thank You” notes and letters that I have been holding onto, not…
Taking Care of Yourself
With the upcoming Holiday Season fast approaching our thoughts too often turn to overwhelm. I’d like to offer some simple and supportive helps in that area so you can glide through the next few weeks enjoying your loved ones. One…
When Disappointment Strikes
Last week in the States it was Halloween. Maybe it was the candy that got me remembering… One year for Mother’s Day, chocolate truffles seemed to be the gift of choice. Yay! That was my favorite treat! I had already…
Accepting the one constant
While driving through Yellowstone National Park with some of our children recently, I noticed a sign that read, “Change is the only constant.” It was in reference to the changes in nature that are continually occurring, but I thought how…
