Back to School. Today was back to school day for my teenagers. It's always such a bittersweet day for me. On one hand, I'm happy to get back into a routine...and have some silence. On the other, it marks a moment in time of being one step closer to having my little birds fly from [...]
Category: Musings From An Active Mind
Shine Bright
Hatred exists. Sometimes I still just have the hardest time wrapping my mind around this fact. And yet, it's there. You'd think that as a human species who claims to have evolved we'd have learned that hatred solves nothing. nothing. Charlottesville. Charlottesville is just a tiny fragment in the whole of this hateful divisiveness being [...]
Say What?!
Travel. Language Barriers. When you travel there is bound to be some type of hilarious encounter. Quite often due to a breakdown in communication between languages. But what if that breakdown is in your native language? Well, that can make it unexpected and garner even more giggles! It's Monday, so I thought that if [...]
What does your chill time look like?
Chill. Relax. Chillax.Where, or when, or how, or with whom, do you find this place? That's what Nikki over at Flying Through Water has asked us to ponder this week. Originally, I thought I'd say yoga. Yoga.I shared a little about how yoga has been transformative in my life in this post. My practice [...]
What’s in a {nick}name?
Nicknames. I've been thinking about nicknames lately. Anybody else do that? Just ponder nicknames? What they are? How they've come about? Anybody? Anybody? My husband gives out lots of nicknames. To people, to animals, sometimes to objects (this is where I practice the art of mind reading when he asks where said object is [...]
Oh My! We’ve Grown…
Oh My! We've Grown... No. I don't mean that I've grown from all the sweets and cocktails that I had while at the beach. Actually... paired with all the lounging around that I did, I might have. I'm still playing catch up on emails...so thanks for bearing with my slow responses! But the truth is... [...]
Quiet Reflections from the Beach
Quiet Reflections From The Beach. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Today is Day 4 of our vacation at the beach. We are in Carolina Beach, North Carolina Sand dunes...sea oats...and salt marshes. The beach is such a recharging place for my soul. The ocean waves crashing. The pelicans dipping low onto the horizon, skimming the surface, [...]
Evanescent
Evanescent. ev·a·nes·cent [evəˈnes(ə)nt]- adj. Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing. I'm in the car heading to Miami to fly to Scotland! I have been participating in the weekly photo challenge each week so far this year and today is my last day to offer a post for this week's [...]
Pulling back the veil
Pulling Back the Veil. Mysteries. Last week the hubby and I watched the movie, The Girl on the Train. I had not read the book prior to watching it. After watching it, I planned to discuss an aspect of it. I just didn't know aptly it might apply on the day that I would sit down to [...]
Reflecting on a Door
Reflecting on a door. I love old buildings. Some buildings, I'm sure, were admired from the moment they were built. Others, perhaps not until well after their builders and original occupants had long since moved on. And not every building is admired by every person. The same thing could be said about humans. He has [...]