Hurricanes. Hurricane Irma is still on the march. But she has passed by Naples. And she has left her ugly mark. I know that some of you may stop by my blog today to see how my family fared. My heart has been moved by the words of concern I have received... here, on [...]
Tag: family
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... [...]
Local Colors Festival
Local Colors Festival. Roanoke. Virginia. Normally, most of my spring is filled with traveling to the girlie's soccer games. We found ourselves with an empty weekend and I wanted to head to downtown Roanoke. I love strolling around downtown, perusing the shops, often stopping in the Taubman Museum and heading to the rooftop of Center [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Friday Faves – Countdown to Europe Edition
Friday. Countdown to Europe Edition. T minus 7 days until I board a plane with the hubby and three teens and travel off for springtime in Europe! The first flight my kids have been on in over 10 years! The first time 4 of us have ever left United States soil! We've got lots to [...]
Thoughts on International Women’s Day
International Women's Day. I'm gonna be honest. When I woke up, I did not know that today was International Women's Day (even though I wrote about it here last year). I have a hard time keeping track of more than Christmas and birthdays (this is a slight exaggeration...but just slightly). Every morning I wake up [...]
Don’t wait until it’s too late
Don't Wait. The trouble is, you think you have time. -Jack Kornfield I have never professed to be a good housekeeper. Indeed I am far from it. But I am trying. Part of that is working on the process of decluttering. I could talk all day about that process. And I may... but [...]
The Love of a Father
The Love of a Father. A Father's Love is a thing to be treasured. In honor of my father's 60th birthday, I share my thoughts with all of you as well. My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me. -Jim Valvano Time seems to pass so quickly. [...]
Time Travel Tuesday- Child of the 80’s
Child of the '80s. I love music. Love, love, love, music. My kids will tell you otherwise, but that's because I can't stand it playing from a phone speaker first thing in the morning. Ok, truth be told, I can't stand much of anything in the morning. We have satellite radio in [...]