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My First Book Club Review

It’s funny how things happen when people come into our lives, and you wonder if it is simply by chance or by design like something meant to be. Bonnie and I went to the same high school, but neither one of us knew each other. We met at a class gathering 51 years later. By the end of the evening, it felt as if we’d known each other all along. At some point in our conversation, my book came up,…

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There is a Time for Everything

It was King Solomon who wrote Ecclesactics 3:1-11 in his old age. It was written before the common/Christian era and still gives us reason to pause and reflect today. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old when you read it because just as the season of time changes, so will your perspective on what the words have to teach you today. As I sit watching the rerun of my life play across the visual…

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Book Reviews:

Reviews from Amazon and my E-mails. 1-A Love Story What an amazing story, and I loved the happy ending as well as your style of writing. By Ginny Weaver 2-Childhood Trauma Very well written. The details are vivid and I feel as if I’m with you every step of the way. I think this book would be helpful for those going through childhood trauma. By Cragin 3-Heartwarming Story of Unconditional…

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Animal Farm: a political satire that just might open your eyes!

As a writer I enjoyed using metaphoric writing as a tool to bring an article or story to life. I’ve had this story swimming around in my head about the world that exists within each of us with an allegorical lesson behind it. So I’ve been reading various allegory type stories to get a better grip on how to write my own. An allegory could be described as a long metaphor providing a visual lesson…

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Building Bridges Across the Divide

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore has been on my mind a lot. I also hear the song, London Bridges Falling Down, going around in my head. However, the Baltimore Bridge didn’t fall down because of foundational issues. It was hit by a big, heavy barge that knocked it over. I’ve also had a lot of the division and lack of connection in our country…

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The Tied Up-Knots of Nots

I love the knot prayer for one reason and one reason alone. It reminds me of what I do “not” do that gets me all tied up in knots in the first place. “Lord, won’t you kindly untie my knots for me?” I pray. “Ah…no,” I hear the response in my head. “You tied them up good this time, but as I’ve told you before, if you want to set yourself free, you must untie the knots yourself.” “But the knots…

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A Woman is Indeed Marvelous!

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Breaking Down The Barriers

Love is like a free-flowing river that fills every nock, crevice, and cranny of my very being. Sometimes, of late, though, I have become like the busy beaver mindlessly collecting sticks of frustration, unease, and bewilderment, plugging the holes with the stones of anger it creates in me—I then solidify my embankment with the muddy muck of outside influence. After a few days of floating on the…

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The Things I’ve Learned

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It’s Easier Said Than Done

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Let Go And Ride With The Flow

I have filled the pages of last year’s journal, and now I’m ready to begin 2024 with my new, beautiful journal. Like the first day of the new year, I start my entrees with a clean slate. I have no new resolutions to share, only a motto I came up with that goes…Let go and ride with the flow of life. I believe in looking for the synchronicities in life that help confirm if we are indeed going in…

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Letting Go of The Hold

youtu.be/SR7zKA7tPS8 Letting Go of The Hold The holidays are designed to create joyful memories that hopefully last a lifetime. I recently attended a party where we went around the table and shared one of our fondest memories of Christmas growing up. With all the recovery I’ve had over the years dealing with my difficult upbringing, I’m happy to say I’ve been better able to reconnect with some of…

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Day 365: The Values of God

Day 365: The Values of God

I think the most profound value I have come to understand is what it means to be made in the image likeness of God. It means I have the same ability to love as God has loved me and express that God has given love to others. CFR How appropriate it feels to end the last post of my, One A Day Values, honoring God. The values I have shared, after all, have come from my personal questions as a human…

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Day 364: The Value of New Year Resolutions

Day 364: The Value of New Year Resolutions

A resolution is a firm decision to do or not to do something.Webster dictionary I like the feeling that new beginnings conger up, setting new goals, and researching all that goes into the changes I want to make. Notice I say, want, to make, and not, should make. I’m taking a different approach this year. Rather than denying myself the things I enjoy, I will work on a more mindful practice of the…

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Day 353: The Value of Our Instincts

Day 353: The Value of Our Instincts

Instinct comes from the body’s reaction to life, and intuition comes from our souls’ experience. Bring them together, and how can you go wrong. CFR It’s interesting to note that there is a difference between instinct and intuition; they tend to be interchangeable. I see it, especially when looking at quotes. “Instinct comes from the word instincts, or “impulse,” meaning it’s a biological…

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Day 362: The Value of Aspirations

Day 362: The Value of Aspirations

There is no value in dreams if you can’t visualize them coming true. Our dreams come true through the stirring and value of our aspirations.CFR An aspiration is hope or ambition of achieving something. I can’t think of a better time than the end of the year to stop and reflect on our hopes, dreams, and aspirations. I’m not talking about setting goals here, although that’s a part of achieving our…