writing hiatus... has the drought come to an end i am still not sure -Amy Lyon Smith I have been silent for a while. A year and half to be precise. The last words I left here were found in my Tuesday Truth #72. I needed to spend some time taking my own advice. Words [...]
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Relax. Re•lax (verb). Make or become less tense or anxious. Reminder. Today I needed a reminder to relax. I thought that perhaps some of you might need the reminder as well. One of my favorite places to relax, to become less tense or anxious, is along the shoreline of the ocean. Just Breathe. According [...]
Photography. Most Thursdays I bring you photography of Doors from places I've visited. Today is no exception. However, in today's series, the doors are more of a subject of viewing than the subject of my words. Or put more simply, if you're here for only the photographs, feel free to scroll through the photos. It [...]
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 [...]
Independence Day. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -Thomas Jefferson Today is the day that the United States celebrates its Independence. Independence that would set [...]
Friday. Edition 20. Today is our last full day at the beach. Friday, you've come too soon. Some of my faves this week are things that I've brought from home to make my beach time a little simpler and safer. Sunscreen. SPF and I have a love/hate relationship when it comes to my face. [...]
Sunrise Quote. Persevere. This week Nikki at Flying Through Water has asked us to consider the prompt of the word "persevere" and so I've decided to share a sunrise quote. Sunrise Quote. This morning as I watched the sun rise above the Atlantic Ocean in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, I was reminded of this quote: A [...]
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, [...]
Friday. Edition 19. It's Friday! Hallelujah, it's Friday! Yesterday I shared some of my favorite beaches. And by tomorrow afternoon I'll be putting my toes in the sand at one. Carolina Beach Bound. That's right! Carolina Beach, here we come! So as I wade through the laundry, try to remember what size sheets need [...]
