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 [...]
Category: Musings From An Active Mind
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 [...]
18 Years Later…And Still Doing Life Together
18 Years of Marriage. I'm still running around like crazy trying to plan for our first overseas trip. BUT... I wanted to pause for a moment. To pause and acknowledge the man who has stood faithfully by my side for the past 18 years of marriage. To be thankful that he is with me on the [...]
Travel Tuesday…advice and opinions
Advice and Opinions Europe and UK. In less than three weeks, I will be boarding a plane for my very first overseas trip! Most of you who have been following a while already know about my trip, but some of my new readers might have missed it. Over spring break, the hubby and I and [...]
Nobody Said Parenting Teenagers Would Be Easy
Parenting Teenagers. Nobody said parenting teenagers would be easy. Nope! I've never heard it said. I had thoughts for this post that began to take shape during my shower. Anyone else have this stream of thoughts when they're in the shower? Or when you are awakened at 2 in the morning by thoughts? Or is [...]