The sun still comes up. It’s been a tough weekend in America. Two mass shootings in 13 hours has left 29 dead as of this writing and countless injuries. My heart hurt when I saw the news of the latest shooting in Dayton, Ohio. As Continue reading →
Sharing Anchors on Comments for a Cause
As August 2019 rolls in I am once again amazed at how fast the summer has passed by me. I turned my head, blinked my eyes and whoosh – the summer is almost gone. I think that is a sign that I am getting older, Continue reading →
My Dear Mr. Brown
Digging through boxes of memories I happened upon this letter written to my Daddy in August of 1946. It was written to him from the Secretary of the Navy at the time – James Forrestal. It was obviously written upon his separation from his service Continue reading →
Three Blue Rubbermaid Totes
Three blue Rubbermaid totes sit in the apartment space above our garage. Three containers filled to the brim with photo albums, scrapbooks and memories from my side of the family. Years and years of memories are collected in these containers and as I carried them Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – New Teas from Friends
I always say I have THE best friends and if my post today does not convince you of that than I don’t know what will. Teapot Tuesday today will showcase two new to me teas that friends have gifted me. First up is a really Continue reading →
Advice for Living Your Best Life
Advice for living your best life – don’t we all just crave advice? And why would anyone want to read “my” advice? I don’t know but something has prompted me today to share what I have learned in my lengthy time on Planet Earth. If Continue reading →
A Prayer for Wednesday
One of the things I have been doing lately is going through a lot of things that we cleaned out from my mom’s storage locker when we moved her the last time. While it is odd to go through things like this while she is Continue reading →
God’s Perfect Timing
God’s perfect timing. It’s there. All of the time. But so often we are so doggone oblivious to it that we just can’t see it. Stepping back and looking back over my life I can see it so clearly. The friend that was placed in Continue reading →
Random Ramblings
Every once in awhile I like to do a “random” post with a lot of updates and random things. Today is your lucky day because it is Random Day. Shout out to a bunch of great North Carolina blogs who are featured on the Top Continue reading →
When I Die…
When I die I want people to know that I loved them and that they were important to me. It’s a simple goal but one that hit me this week as I scrolled through Facebook. I was “reminded” by Facebook of the birthday of a Continue reading →