Life as a wife, mom, nana and follower of Christ; hoping to share from lessons learned
Dreading Saturdays It was 1975 and I was a mere 10 years old, so forgive me that I don’t recall all of the details. What I do remember is that after a conversation between my mother and grandmother, followed by whole-hearted agreement by my dad, it was settled. I was to begin piano lessons. I […]
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The Weekly Photo Challenge, was to share your interpretation of “on the move.” As I watched my granddaughter on her first bike, it seemed like just yesterday that it was her mother….Wow, time flies! Enjoy them every minute that you can!
[Continue reading...]As I opened up the mirrored door on my closet, I caught a glimpse of my downcast expression. As I began to reflect on my mood at such an early morning hour, I stopped what I was doing. At that moment, I knew one thing. All cleaning had to cease and desist. A navy dress […]
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Today I attended a beautiful “Celebration of Life” for a sweet lady who now resides in God’s presence. The carefully chosen songs and words spoken were filled with love and emotion. More than once I heard phrases like, “never an unkind word” and “found the good in all”. It occurred to me that it wasn’t […]
[Continue reading...]This week the challenge was, “tell us how you fell in love with books and writing” As for exactly when my love affair with books and writing started, I don’t remember. My earliest memories have me snuggled up in the lap of whatever adult I could cajole into reading to me. Thankfully, I was surrounded by […]
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This week’s challenge was to explore the power of names. My offering is a silly poem about all of my names and who uses them. Hope you enjoy! My given name is Lisa which I’ve answered to since birth My mom and dad selected whilst I still enlarged her girth Although they thought it so […]
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The Weekly Photo Challenge said, THIS WEEK, IN A POST CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHOW US AN IMAGE THAT SAYS REFLECTION. It could be a person who helps you see things clearly, a place you go to collect your thoughts, or an object that reminds you of your achievements. At the end of the day, […]
[Continue reading...]I am just now submitting last week’s Weekly Writing Challenge, which said, in summary, “to explore what age means to you”. In a mere one year and seven months, I will be as old as the cassette tape. How old is that you ask? Well, that would be a half-century, fifty years old, and a milestone. […]
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This picture was taken from our dock and you can see all of the barnacles on the piling; the longer they are allowed to grow, the greater their adhesion. We have to remove them from the boats because they will slow us down and cost more fuel.…
As I turned to walk toward home, I saw the long white mark in the sky. The beautiful blue background made it very noticeable. A jet had made it’s mark against the backdrop of today’s seemingly endless blue skies. As I gazed upward, the stripe began to grow a little hazy, it’s lines less defined. It […]
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