Courage
The Face in the Clouds
Jun 10, 2025
Noshing With the Monday Stitchers
Mar 18, 2025
The Conflagration
Mar 6, 2025
The Lone Pine
Mar 2, 2025
Ten Ways to Keep From Losing Your ****
Feb 12, 2025
The Language of Rebellion
Feb 11, 2025
Lifting Others Up
Jan 20, 2025
A Good Heart
Aug 8, 2024
A Challenging Day
Jun 21, 2024
A Terrible Loss
Mar 10, 2024
The Matriarch
Mar 8, 2024
When Your Heart Hurts
Mar 2, 2024
Opportunities to Rise
Nov 30, 2023
9/11 Remembrance Day
Sep 11, 2023
Boring Photos
Aug 17, 2023
The Old Woman
Aug 14, 2023
Day Two - A Lesson in Patience
Jun 30, 2023
What We See Matters
Jun 15, 2023
Memorial Day
May 29, 2023
Marshmallow Ranch is Back on Etsy!!!
Mar 27, 2023
My Bubby, My Hero, My Friend
Feb 18, 2023
Up Above the World So High
Jan 20, 2023
Calling All Butterflies!
Jan 14, 2023
The Modern Madonna
Dec 24, 2022
Life’s Cycles
Nov 29, 2022
The River as My Muse
Oct 17, 2022
When the Images are Too Disturbing
Apr 9, 2022
A Rough Night and a Good Day
Apr 3, 2022
The Silence is Deafening
Mar 25, 2022
In Times Like These
Mar 23, 2022
A Soft Day at Home
Mar 21, 2022
Shame…the Center of the Onion
Mar 18, 2022
The Gift of Grace
Mar 13, 2022
I Have Met My Nemesis
Mar 10, 2022
Life in Miniature
Mar 4, 2022
Heavy Sigh
Dec 18, 2021
My Little Feathered Friend
Dec 16, 2021
Three Days - An Update on the POW/MIA Bracelet
Nov 8, 2021
The Queen of Soft Edges
Nov 2, 2021
When is it a Disaster…When is it Just…Life?
Aug 25, 2021
A Matter of Self Care: An Open Letter to Simone Biles
Aug 7, 2021
Holding my Thoughts Captive
Jul 9, 2021
A Great Day for Working Outdoors!
Jun 17, 2021
The Year That Time Stood Still
Jun 10, 2021
When Life Smacks You
Jun 9, 2021
On a Saturday Night in West Virginia
Jun 8, 2021
A Day of Peace
May 24, 2021
Life is a Mystery
Apr 21, 2021
Coming in Like a Lion
Apr 2, 2021
Day 359: Adulting 101
Mar 10, 2021
Day 356: The Ups & Downs of Travel
Mar 7, 2021
Day 349: Heading into Mud Season
Feb 28, 2021
Day 329: Sifting Through the Sands of Time
Feb 8, 2021
Day 326: Feeling a Little Frayed, Are We?
Feb 5, 2021
Day 312: Covid Vaccine #1...Check!
Jan 22, 2021
Day 311: Another Dawn...Another Day
Jan 21, 2021
Day 306: Observing History or Doom-Scrolling?
Jan 16, 2021
Day 305: Fear of Writing Wrongs
Jan 15, 2021
Day 302: The Birds of the Air
Jan 12, 2021
Day 299: Salve to a Sore Place
Jan 9, 2021
Day 289: Let Your Light Shine Brighter
Dec 30, 2020
Day 288: My Mirror Lies!
Dec 29, 2020
Day 281: Keep Calm and Bake On
Dec 20, 2020
Day 237: Distraction Therapy
Nov 5, 2020
Day 230: “Life Is All About What You Give”
Oct 29, 2020
Day 228: We Love Who We Love
Oct 27, 2020
Day 216: Gone Fishin’ With The Boys
Oct 15, 2020
Day 201: Adjusting to the New Normal
Sep 30, 2020
Day 187: Be Better...Do Better
Sep 21, 2020
Day 185: Come Healing...A Legend Gone
Sep 19, 2020
Day 167: The Longest Summer of my Life
Sep 1, 2020
Day 152: Crisis Fatigue...Stepping Away With a Soft Heart
Aug 17, 2020
Day 145: Steadfast Through the Storms
Aug 10, 2020
Day 118: The Books from Beyond
Jul 14, 2020
Day 110: Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You...
Jul 6, 2020
Day 103: Duty, a Dip, and Date Night
Jun 28, 2020
Day 92: Kindness Matters
Jun 17, 2020
Day 81: In the Midst of Darkness, There is Light
Jun 5, 2020
Day 80: Reaching a Tipping Point
Jun 4, 2020
Day 68: Call Lowe’s...I’m Building an Ark!
May 23, 2020
Day 66: Every Day is Groundhog Day
May 21, 2020
Day 64: What a Wonderful World
May 19, 2020
Day 53: It’s Feel Good Friday...Time to Graduate!
May 8, 2020
Day 40: Coping During Corona Through Mental Health Services
Apr 25, 2020
Day 37: Easy Does It...Stay Home!
Apr 22, 2020
Day 36: We Will Be Changed
Apr 21, 2020
Day 34: We Are in the Same Storm...NOT the Same Boat
Apr 19, 2020
Day 33: The Transmogrification of the World
Apr 18, 2020
Day 30: Cognitive Dissonance and My World View
Apr 15, 2020
Day 29: It’s OK to Cry. It’s Also OK Not To
Apr 14, 2020
Day 21: Three Weeks Down...How Many More?
Apr 6, 2020
Day 10: Remember the Good Ol’ Days?
Mar 26, 2020
Day 9: Kindness Changes Everything
Mar 25, 2020
Day 8: This Little Piggy Stayed Home
Mar 24, 2020
Day 7: Creative Social Distancing
Mar 23, 2020
Day 6: Seeking Comfort in an Uncomfortable Time
Mar 22, 2020
Day Five: Love in the Time of CoVid
Mar 21, 2020
Day Four: Holy Cats...It’s Feel Good Friday!!!
Mar 20, 2020
Day Three: Expect the Unexpected
Mar 19, 2020
Keeping our Distance: Day 2
Mar 18, 2020
How a National Emergency has Changed our Lives
Mar 17, 2020
What Happens if Nothing Happens?
Mar 16, 2020
West Virginia: An Island in a Viral Land
Mar 15, 2020
Remembrance Day v.7.0
Mar 12, 2020
There’s Poor...and Then There’s Poverty
Mar 7, 2020
Comfort vs. Bravery
Feb 28, 2020
In Sickness and In Health
Feb 24, 2020
No Luxury of Losing It
Feb 23, 2020
The Dragon Slayers and The Heroes
Feb 19, 2020
Taking a Stand Against Bullying
Feb 9, 2020
Creating Angels and Finding Compassion
Feb 7, 2020
What Really WAS Super About the Super Bowl
Feb 4, 2020
Amazing Grace...How Sweet the Sound
Jan 22, 2020
Finding My Sea Legs
Jan 8, 2020
“When I’m Gone”...an Ode to a Decade
Dec 30, 2019
Big Loss + Big Growth = Big Changes in 2020
Dec 18, 2019
Love to the Rescue
Dec 10, 2019
In the Ditch
Dec 9, 2019
Bucket Lists & Miracles & Making Memories
Dec 8, 2019
The Last Hour
Dec 5, 2019
Grief + Time...Still = Grief
Dec 4, 2019
Ok, Boomer...
Dec 1, 2019
When Kindness Matters Most
Nov 30, 2019
Tuesday Truth: When You CAN...Step Away
Nov 26, 2019
Motivation Monday: Kindness Matters!
Nov 25, 2019
Refill Your Cup
Nov 24, 2019
Story Update: Little Gwen
Nov 20, 2019
Healing and Scars and Joy
Nov 19, 2019
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Setting and Keeping Boundaries
Nov 16, 2019
Safety on the Road
Nov 6, 2019
Does Time Heal All Wounds?
Nov 4, 2019
Meet.....Pumpkin, the Kitten!
Nov 2, 2019
Premonitions and Pioneers
Oct 30, 2019
Less is More
Oct 24, 2019
What a Difference a Day Makes!
Oct 17, 2019
Slow Down
Oct 11, 2019
Chasing the Sun!
Sep 17, 2019
Full Moon...Friday the 13th
Sep 13, 2019
Forever 62...
Sep 10, 2019
There is Another
Sep 9, 2019
Let Things Go
Sep 8, 2019
Revelations
Sep 8, 2019
Stitched with Love
Sep 6, 2019
Random Acts of Kindness...Senseless Acts of Beauty
Sep 3, 2019
The Tug of War
Sep 2, 2019
Dining Alone
Sep 1, 2019
Like Sands Through the Hourglass...
Aug 31, 2019
“...and I Will Give You Rest.”
Aug 30, 2019
GRIEF + TIME = grief
Aug 29, 2019
Singing with Jesus
Aug 25, 2019
Another Trip Down Memory Lane
Aug 24, 2019
Freda the Ford Got New Shoes!
Aug 23, 2019
Always Choose Joy. Unless You Can’t...
Aug 21, 2019
“Let The Sun Shine...”
Aug 18, 2019
The Farm is Failing
Aug 14, 2019
There’s an Adventure Coming...
Aug 12, 2019
Full Up to Here!
Aug 5, 2019
Basking in the Glow of Family
Aug 3, 2019
No Worse for the Wear
Aug 2, 2019
Morning Visitors
Aug 1, 2019
A Glimpse of Heaven
Jul 25, 2019
Finding Hope
Jul 22, 2019
Hand it Over
Jul 20, 2019
Saying Goodbye to TOW-Wanda!
Jul 12, 2019
America’s Bread Basket is Baking!
Jun 30, 2019
Travel: Lotsa Learnin’ Goin’ On Here!
Jun 29, 2019
Road Trip: Can’t Keep a Good Gal Down!
Jun 28, 2019
The Simple Things
Jun 24, 2019
Facebook Memories
Jun 15, 2019
Happy Birthday!
Jun 13, 2019
One Hour & Thirty-Five Dollars = A Haircut
Jun 6, 2019
Finding my Father
Jun 5, 2019
From Beast to Beauty
Jun 1, 2019
Keep Moving Forward...Always
May 31, 2019
Severe Weather
May 30, 2019
Gracious Conversations
May 29, 2019
Praying for Others
May 28, 2019
Smoke
May 26, 2019
Too Close to Home
May 8, 2019
Listen...
May 7, 2019
I Saw You There
May 6, 2019
I Choose Joy!
Apr 30, 2019
A Good Tired
Apr 17, 2019
Darkness into Light
Apr 14, 2019
Ommmmmmmmm.......
Apr 12, 2019
Bad Night - Great Day
Apr 10, 2019
The Third Generation
Apr 5, 2019
Cue the Eye Roll
Apr 3, 2019
Sick & Tired
Apr 2, 2019
Vibrant Women
Apr 1, 2019
Widowed or Single?
Mar 26, 2019
Angelversary
Mar 12, 2019
A New Perspective
Mar 8, 2019
Writing and Praying
Feb 27, 2019
Power Outage
Feb 25, 2019
“I Have a Voice”
Feb 23, 2019
Another Peaceful Day
Feb 17, 2019
The Hazards of Writing
Feb 15, 2019
Saved Again
Feb 10, 2019
The Farm and Me
Feb 9, 2019
I’m Writing Again
Feb 8, 2019
I Need That Joy...
Feb 6, 2019
Happy Mind, Happy Life
Feb 5, 2019
It’s Something in the Blood
Feb 2, 2019
Are We Raising Strong Kids?
Jan 31, 2019
Some Updates on the Kids!
Jan 28, 2019
Building up my Stash
Jan 27, 2019
Happy Feet
Jan 26, 2019
Action v. Reaction
Jan 22, 2019
The Poet - From Darkness into Light
Jan 20, 2019
German Comfort Food
Jan 19, 2019
Finding the Right Tools
Jan 18, 2019
The Difference Between “With” and “Without”
Jan 15, 2019
The Water Crisis
Jan 14, 2019
Johnny & Jaxx...A Story of Devotion
Jan 10, 2019
Into the Light
Jan 9, 2019
Transformation
Jan 8, 2019
January Bluebirds
Jan 7, 2019
The Pivoting Point
Jan 6, 2019
Thwarting a Spiritual Attack
Jan 5, 2019
Snatched From the Jaws of Death
Jan 4, 2019
We Rise by Lifting Others Up
Jan 3, 2019
Out With the Old...In With the New
Jan 1, 2019
Saying Goodbye to 2018
Dec 31, 2018
Gwendolyn’s Journey with Arthrogryposis
Dec 30, 2018
Looking for the Light
Dec 29, 2018
Christmas: A Season of Healing
Dec 24, 2018
A Starting Point
Dec 23, 2018
Forgiveness Equals Freedom
Dec 17, 2018
Depression: Not Everyone is Merry and Bright
Dec 13, 2018
Kitchen Comforts
Dec 11, 2018
The Secret to a Good Relationship
Dec 5, 2018
Somewhere Over the Rainbow...Bluebirds Fly
Nov 29, 2018
Loving What Is
Nov 19, 2018
Grief is a Crucible
Nov 17, 2018
The Bad News vs The Good News
Nov 16, 2018
Remaining Hopeful in a Hopeless World
Nov 9, 2018
Live a Good Life
Oct 21, 2018
A Beautiful Day
Oct 19, 2018
Here Comes the Bride
Oct 17, 2018
The Harder Side of Love
Oct 16, 2018
Last Love
Oct 15, 2018
Introducing....Mr. & Mrs. FixIt
Oct 14, 2018
I Have a DREAM!
Oct 9, 2018
The Glory of Love
Oct 7, 2018
Yeehaw...Bargains Galore!
Oct 5, 2018
Watching and Waiting
Oct 4, 2018
I’m a Risk-taking Storyteller
Oct 2, 2018
The Devolution of Man
Oct 1, 2018
Not Today, Devil!
Sep 27, 2018
A Change of Status
Sep 25, 2018
The Feeling of Prayers
Sep 24, 2018
A Change is Gonna Come...
Sep 22, 2018
A Fork in the Road
Sep 21, 2018
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Sep 12, 2018
How To Breathe
Sep 4, 2018
2,000 Days
Sep 2, 2018
What Do You Do With HIS Stuff?
Sep 1, 2018
Just When I thought It Was Allergies
Aug 28, 2018
A Man of Honor
Aug 26, 2018
Another Layer of the Onion
Aug 22, 2018
Into the Wilderness
Aug 20, 2018
Monday Morning Wrap Up
Aug 13, 2018
Hindsight
Aug 7, 2018
Am I a Senior Citizen?
Jul 28, 2018
Vaya con Dios, Colorado!
Jul 25, 2018
50,000 Mile Tune-Up...or...How EMDR Saves My Brain
Jul 17, 2018
What Is This Wet Stuff?
Jul 16, 2018
Your Difference is Your Beauty
Jul 15, 2018
The Pillar of Truth
Jul 12, 2018
Colorado!
Jul 5, 2018
Clearing Things Up
Jul 1, 2018
Reconciling with Reality
Jun 30, 2018
Killing the Spider
Jun 26, 2018
Let Freedom Ring!
Jun 24, 2018
The Empty Nest
Jun 23, 2018
Drink Coffee...Pray Boldly
Jun 17, 2018
The Power of Words
May 31, 2018
Tread Lightly
May 30, 2018
S-s-s-s-snake!
May 19, 2018
Still Praying Together
May 13, 2018
Keep Walking
May 11, 2018
My Favorite Wildflower
May 8, 2018
God at Work
May 1, 2018
Rough Waters
Apr 25, 2018
No Apologies
Apr 20, 2018
Start the Conversation
Apr 19, 2018
Faith or Fear?
Apr 17, 2018
Back to Square One
Apr 16, 2018
Standing on the Edge
Apr 5, 2018
On Being Passionate
Nov 17, 2016
The List
Nov 16, 2016
The Eagle and The Owl
Nov 10, 2016
Home
Oct 25, 2016
Relationship
Oct 18, 2016
Death vs. Divorce
Oct 15, 2016
Smooth Sailing
Sep 29, 2016
The Jabez Appointment
Sep 26, 2016
The Artist
Sep 23, 2016
Conflict
Sep 7, 2016
The Conversation
Aug 27, 2016
Rest in Peace
Aug 24, 2016
Alone
Aug 22, 2016
After the Rain
Aug 17, 2016
Speak!
Jul 15, 2016
Motivation Monday
Jul 5, 2016
From Sadness to Summer Fun
Jul 3, 2016
The Power of Song
Jun 22, 2016
The Bridge
Jun 10, 2016
Surviving Who I Tried to Be
Jun 4, 2016
Summer Love
May 27, 2016
Music From the Heart
May 11, 2016
Crone
Apr 28, 2016
Ideas
Apr 2, 2016
Getting Bolder
Mar 23, 2016
In the Times
Mar 4, 2016
NYTimes
Feb 20, 2016
"Time" to Say Goodbye
Jan 23, 2016
On My Way
Dec 26, 2015
A Poem to Mr. Virgo
Dec 24, 2015
Love & Joy
Dec 16, 2015
Bravery
Nov 12, 2015
Encouragement
Oct 30, 2015
Joy
Oct 26, 2015
Fear Less
Oct 10, 2015
Hurricane Joaquín
Oct 2, 2015
Attitude of Gratitude
Sep 25, 2015
Free Spirit
Sep 24, 2015
Friendship
Sep 23, 2015
Hindsight
Sep 22, 2015
Reflections
Sep 17, 2015
Seeking Approval
Sep 16, 2015
Control
Sep 14, 2015
Never Forget
Sep 11, 2015
At Summer's End
Aug 17, 2015
Adversity
Aug 11, 2015
Labels
Aug 10, 2015
Closure
Aug 4, 2015
The Semicolon Project
Aug 1, 2015
Wake it Up, Shake it Up!
Jul 31, 2015
Kindness
Jul 17, 2015
Storms
Jul 11, 2015
Namaste
Jun 30, 2015
Boom! There it is!!!
Jun 13, 2015
Tent City
May 30, 2015
Morning Has Broken
May 27, 2015
Capable
May 24, 2015
Truth!
May 22, 2015
It's For a Good Cause
May 21, 2015
Finding Your Passion
May 18, 2015
The Journey
May 4, 2015
The Grand Adventure
Apr 20, 2015
To Date or Not to Date?
Apr 18, 2015
Lightening the Load
Feb 28, 2015
Sweet Memories
Feb 22, 2015
Happy Valentine's Day!
Feb 14, 2015
Regret
Feb 4, 2015
Drifting Along
Jan 31, 2015
Memory Lane
Jan 27, 2015
The Fairy Cottage
Jan 21, 2015
Preparations
Jan 16, 2015
Perspective
Jan 10, 2015
The Little Engine That Could
Jan 9, 2015
Choices
Jan 3, 2015
Hibernation
Jan 2, 2015
Resolutions
Dec 31, 2014
Born to Sparkle!
Dec 30, 2014
The Rabbit Hole
Dec 29, 2014
The Gift
Dec 23, 2014
Dear Santa,
Dec 22, 2014
"It's Christmas Time in Heaven"
Dec 20, 2014
Doctor, Doctor…I Can Walk!
Dec 15, 2014
Floating
Nov 21, 2014
A Conversation with My Dad
Nov 10, 2014
That Still, Small Voice
Nov 4, 2014
Brush
Oct 31, 2014
Tough
Oct 23, 2014
One State Away!!!
Oct 16, 2014
We're off to see the Wizard!
Oct 13, 2014
The Other Half
Oct 13, 2014
Sisters in Kansas
Oct 12, 2014
Dancing in the Rain
Oct 10, 2014
Kansas!
Oct 9, 2014
And...I'm off!!!!!!!
Oct 8, 2014
Perspective
Oct 8, 2014
Perfection!
Oct 7, 2014
Love and Gratitude
Sep 29, 2014
A Full Heart
Sep 28, 2014
Jeez-o-Pete!
Sep 27, 2014
When it Rains, it Pours!!!
Sep 17, 2014
Confessions of a Former Drama Queen
Sep 16, 2014
Labels
Sep 15, 2014
Me!
Sep 13, 2014
9/11/01
Sep 11, 2014
Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real
Sep 6, 2014
Argh!
Sep 4, 2014
Lava Lamps
Aug 26, 2014
Attitude Adjustment
Aug 24, 2014
Feeling Stronger Every Day!!!
Aug 23, 2014
Happy Days
Aug 22, 2014
Ahhhhh, Patience....
Aug 21, 2014
TOW-Wanda at Chapman Dam
Aug 19, 2014
Hanging On!
Aug 19, 2014
Memoirs
Aug 18, 2014
Sold!
Aug 14, 2014
Summer
Aug 14, 2014
ME Haul!!!
Aug 11, 2014
West Virginia Sunset
Jul 28, 2014
West Virginian...
Jul 24, 2014
It's Just Stuff...
Jul 11, 2014
Update on the House
Jul 9, 2014
Widows Helping Widows
Jul 8, 2014
Growing (B)older
Jul 6, 2014
Determination
Jul 5, 2014
More Pics from The Grand Adventure
Jul 3, 2014
Building a Life...One Word at a Time
Jul 2, 2014
Contemplation
Jul 1, 2014
Road Trip Into the Wild
Jun 30, 2014
Coming Unglued - Getting Unstuck
Jun 29, 2014
Writing
Jun 28, 2014
Magic!
Jun 25, 2014
"Ewe's not fat...ewe's fluffy!"
Jun 20, 2014
My House
Jun 15, 2014
I Did It!
Jun 14, 2014
My Story
Jun 12, 2014
When a Home Becomes a House
Jun 11, 2014
Breathe
Jun 10, 2014
A Day of Rest
Jun 9, 2014
The Death Whisperer
Jun 8, 2014
Aim True!!!
Jun 6, 2014
Being Alone
Jun 1, 2014
Getting Started
May 30, 2014
Letting Go Some More
May 29, 2014
Happiness
May 28, 2014
Some-wherrrrrre...over the rain-bowwwww...
May 26, 2014
To Be or Not To Be...
May 25, 2014
Live!
May 21, 2014
Reflection
May 20, 2014
In the Moment
May 15, 2014
Rerun of the Rocks
May 9, 2014
Letting Go
May 8, 2014
Acceptance
May 7, 2014
Conviction
May 4, 2014
A Crooked Path
May 1, 2014
Age is Just a Number
Apr 29, 2014
A Fork in the Road
Apr 26, 2014
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Apr 21, 2014
Replacing the Dishwasher...
Apr 16, 2014
Born to Sparkle
Apr 15, 2014
Thirteen Months Later on a Saturday Night
Apr 14, 2014
Some Days...
Apr 11, 2014
Simplicity
Apr 7, 2014
Balance
Apr 5, 2014
A Moment in Time
Apr 4, 2014
Solitude
Apr 1, 2014
The Traveler
Mar 30, 2014
Procrastination
Mar 29, 2014
Springtime in the Desert!
Mar 28, 2014
Any Road...
Mar 25, 2014
On the Road Again!!!
Mar 24, 2014
Touching Lives. Touching Hearts.
Mar 23, 2014
Purging
Mar 22, 2014
Can't Wait!!!
Mar 20, 2014
Live Every Day of Your Life!
Mar 19, 2014
Go. Do. It's Travel Tuesday!
Mar 18, 2014
Springtime in the Rockies
Mar 13, 2014
One Year Gone
Mar 12, 2014
My Journey
Mar 10, 2014
The Pile of Rocks
Mar 8, 2014
Growing Up
Mar 7, 2014
Vision
Mar 6, 2014
Forgiveness
Mar 5, 2014
Bridges
Feb 23, 2014
The Unaccompanied Woman...(or Living Single in a Double World)
Feb 20, 2014
Out and About
Feb 19, 2014
Courage
Feb 18, 2014