Today I am sharing the second in a series written by talented writer and author Jackie Cangro highlighting people who live out their lives in an extraordinary manner. Please join me in welcoming Jackie to It’s Just Life and stop over at her blog to Continue reading →
A Hundred Years Ago
Work and jobs. Roles. They change. Time brings different opportunities. Opportunities bring change. Change = growth. Or so I have learned over the years. When I was younger I never gave a whole lot of thought about what I would do someday. Maybe I was Continue reading →
The Ties That Bind
My friend Katy who blogs at Learning As I Go and I were talking the other night about family. About siblings. About family dynamics and what those dynamics can look like in different families. Families can be complicated and messy sometimes I have found. Even Continue reading →
In Celebration of Library Lovers’ Month
It is Library Lovers’ Month and I have to share my love of one very special librarian today. It is a repost from a couple of years ago but worth reposting because of the woman who tops my list as the best librarian and friend Continue reading →
Steadfast Devotion
Our oldest son used to live in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. He was a busy young professional and had to go to work while I was there so I had a couple days to just chill out in his apartment complex. He has a great place Continue reading →
Living Genesis 37:17
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. Genesis 37:17 Did the title of this blog post get your attention? I certainly hope that it Continue reading →
Three Words and A Song (Again)
The blog transition continues and I am getting more and more savvy at figuring things out on the new design but we still have been unable to locate those missing posts from around the new year. Where could they be? As I wrote about here there Continue reading →
Shopping in Webster City? You Betcha!
The North Iowa Bloggers were invited to go have a day of fun in Webster City, Iowa in December. I have already shared a couple of blog posts about our day there and what a fabulous time we had thanks to Deb Brown and the Webster Continue reading →
Letter Writing Week Winds Down
I have been taking part in Letter Writing Week sponsored by Alexandra Franzen who has a pretty nifty website here. As a communications person Alexandrea gets the importance of letter writing and communicating clearly. I respect that and have always been driven to write letters. I Continue reading →
So What Did YOU Do in the Blizzard?
Mother Nature has dealt Iowa a wintry blast and a blizzard descended upon our area on Thursday afternoon and evening. If you live in a snowy area like ours you realize that this is just part of the territory. You stock up on the necessities Continue reading →