Health
When Things Don't Quite Go as Planned
Jul 8, 2025
So THIS is What Real Food Tastes Like!
Jun 7, 2025
The New Flour Mill Arrived!
Jun 6, 2025
The Saga of the Grain Mill
Jun 1, 2025
Mr. FixIt’s Got an Owwwwy
May 15, 2025
Old Friends and Old Stories
Mar 25, 2025
A Roller Coaster Ride
Mar 14, 2025
Coyotes at Three
Mar 1, 2025
At Home in the Country
Feb 25, 2025
Another Monday Morning
Feb 3, 2025
The Continuing Saga of The Knocked Noggin
Jan 31, 2025
Knocked my Noggin
Jan 30, 2025
MORE Soup!
Jan 19, 2025
A Good Heart
Aug 8, 2024
Patience is a Virtue
May 15, 2024
Three Days in a Row
Apr 18, 2024
What a Wonderful Retreat!
Mar 23, 2024
What a Difference a Year Makes
Mar 17, 2024
Too Much Stimuli
Feb 29, 2024
Four Thousand Days
Feb 23, 2024
Water Water Everywhere
Feb 22, 2024
The Need to Fix Things
Feb 16, 2024
Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall…and a Great Cup of Tea!
Feb 13, 2024
A Nerve Wracking Day
Feb 8, 2024
Bluebird Skies and Rest
Jan 22, 2024
Rain, Rain, Rain!
Jan 10, 2024
Day One: 2024
Jan 2, 2024
A Job Well Done!
Dec 23, 2023
Canning in December
Dec 20, 2023
Good Health Was The Goal
Dec 11, 2023
It’s Okay to Say No
Dec 2, 2023
All That Glitters
Dec 1, 2023
Good Men Honor Their Wives
Oct 30, 2023
Thank you for the Prayers!
Oct 27, 2023
Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin!
Sep 24, 2023
Formulating a Vision of a Sustainable Life
Aug 29, 2023
Up With The Morning Dew
May 24, 2023
Update on Operation Health Transformation
May 21, 2023
Road Trip Prep
May 13, 2023
A Week of Clean Eating
May 8, 2023
A Few Stories and My Noom Progress
May 3, 2023
Another Cold Spell
Apr 18, 2023
Another Long Day
Apr 6, 2023
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
Mar 21, 2023
Mother Nature is Fickle
Feb 25, 2023
Little Bunny Foo Foo
Feb 23, 2023
It’s Time to Get Serious Here
Feb 4, 2023
SUCH Good News!!!
Jan 11, 2023
Twenty-Three Years and Counting
Jan 6, 2023
Eat the Cake!
Dec 28, 2022
The Power of Being Older
Dec 12, 2022
A Sigh of Relief
Dec 9, 2022
Self Care Isn’t Selfish
Nov 28, 2022
“A Quiet Life”
Nov 13, 2022
Taking it Easy
Sep 25, 2022
The ‘ber Months Are Here!
Sep 1, 2022
Never Too Busy To Be Kind
Aug 5, 2022
Day Two is Done
Jul 18, 2022
Centering with Mindfulness
Jul 12, 2022
Tux Has a Brand New Ball
Jun 16, 2022
We Interrupt This Program
May 1, 2022
Quit “Fixing” and Start Living
Apr 26, 2022
A Shock to the Senses
Apr 25, 2022
Boosted 2.0
Apr 12, 2022
When the Images are Too Disturbing
Apr 9, 2022
Working on Wellness
Apr 5, 2022
My Body and Me or Monday Motivations
Apr 4, 2022
A Rough Night and a Good Day
Apr 3, 2022
When You Find You’re Out of Shape
Feb 22, 2022
The Twenty Year Plan
Feb 16, 2022
Burnout and Perspective
Feb 11, 2022
The Days are Getting Longer
Feb 10, 2022
Facing Life’s Disappointments
Feb 7, 2022
Another Long Day
Feb 6, 2022
Devotions and Distractions
Feb 4, 2022
Pink Flamingos and Minions
Feb 2, 2022
Moving On to The Next Thing
Jan 31, 2022
Moving Forward After Loss
Jan 27, 2022
Another Angelversary
Jan 24, 2022
More Cast Iron, More Knitting, More Snow
Jan 23, 2022
Three Weeks from Monday!
Jan 22, 2022
Always Be Prepared
Jan 19, 2022
Sending Out Prayers by the Bushel
Jan 14, 2022
Handing Over the Reins
Jan 13, 2022
An Escape to the Farm
Jan 12, 2022
Let’s Talk Common Sense
Jan 10, 2022
An Incredible Day
Dec 31, 2021
Putting Things into Perspective
Dec 28, 2021
We Hit it Out of the Park!
Dec 27, 2021
A Self Care Christmas
Dec 26, 2021
It’s Always Something, Isn’t It?
Nov 3, 2021
It’s November!
Nov 1, 2021
Tripping the Trigger
Oct 30, 2021
Heart Melt and Car Repair
Oct 29, 2021
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Oct 25, 2021
Where Did the Year Go?
Oct 24, 2021
Time to Take a Break
Oct 16, 2021
The Baby in the Box
Oct 11, 2021
Insights and Accolades
Oct 10, 2021
It’s That Time of Year!
Oct 5, 2021
The Call of the Wild
Sep 28, 2021
Fixing Birdie’s Blinker
Sep 5, 2021
Listen to Your Body
Aug 15, 2021
I Can’t Just Scroll on By
Aug 9, 2021
A Matter of Self Care: An Open Letter to Simone Biles
Aug 7, 2021
Another Day…Another Doctor
Aug 5, 2021
Take Five
Jul 14, 2021
Don’t Touch the Pretty Caterpillar
Jul 1, 2021
The Year That Time Stood Still
Jun 10, 2021
When Life Smacks You
Jun 9, 2021
When We Get Spoiled
Apr 15, 2021
Getting Back In the Out
Apr 13, 2021
It’s Always Something...
Mar 23, 2021
Resting as an Olympic Sport
Mar 21, 2021
Thunderbolts and Lightning
Mar 19, 2021
Day 363: Patience is NOT one of My Virtues!
Mar 15, 2021
Day 362: Another Day of Recovery
Mar 14, 2021
Day 357: We Found Spring!
Mar 8, 2021
Day 349: Heading into Mud Season
Feb 28, 2021
Day 347: Fauci Ouchie 2.0
Feb 26, 2021
Day 346: Sunshine is Good Medicine!
Feb 25, 2021
Day 343: Mourning the 500,000
Feb 22, 2021
Day 340: Always Have a Plan B!
Feb 19, 2021
Day 338: Staying Safe & Cozy
Feb 17, 2021
Day 336: Vulnerability
Feb 15, 2021
Day 333: I Shoulda Known Better
Feb 12, 2021
Day 328: The PushMe-PullYou
Feb 7, 2021
Day 327: This is the Night the Lord Hath Made
Feb 6, 2021
Day 326: Feeling a Little Frayed, Are We?
Feb 5, 2021
Day 325: We’ve Been Down This Road Before
Feb 4, 2021
Day 312: Covid Vaccine #1...Check!
Jan 22, 2021
Day 310: Sunshine, Land, and Pollination
Jan 20, 2021
Day 295: When Surgery Sounds Exciting!
Jan 5, 2021
Day 288: My Mirror Lies!
Dec 29, 2020
Day 282: I’ll Be (at) Home for Christmas...You’re Always in my Dreams
Dec 21, 2020
Day 271: A Day in Chemical Valley
Dec 10, 2020
Day 256: And Waiting Some More
Nov 25, 2020
Day 254: Waiting it Out
Nov 23, 2020
Day 253: Can You Say...Quarantine?
Nov 22, 2020
Day 252: Praying, Praying, Praying
Nov 21, 2020
Day 248: Covid...Worse Than Glitter
Nov 17, 2020
Day 245: More Foodi Fun!
Nov 14, 2020
Day 244: Surprises...Bad & Good
Nov 13, 2020
Day 204: 2020....Seriously, Would Someone Just Yell BINGO & Get This Year Over With!!!
Oct 3, 2020
Day 157: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way...
Aug 22, 2020
Day 153: Ahhhh...That’s More Like It!
Aug 18, 2020
Day 152: Crisis Fatigue...Stepping Away With a Soft Heart
Aug 17, 2020
Day 151: My Shining Ray of Hope in a Phone Call
Aug 16, 2020
Day 111: Priorities
Jul 7, 2020
Day 84: Time for Tofu Tuesday!
Jun 9, 2020
Day 83: Getting it all Done
Jun 8, 2020
Day 72: Where Did My Leisure Time Go?
May 27, 2020
Day 70: Learning New Skills
May 25, 2020
Day 62: When I Find Myself in Times of Trouble...
May 17, 2020
Day 48: Trial and Error in the Kitchen
May 3, 2020
Day 46: It’s Feel Good Friday & I’m Gettin’ Back to my Roots
May 1, 2020
Day 40: Coping During Corona Through Mental Health Services
Apr 25, 2020
Day 31: The Redbud and Dogwood are Blooming!
Apr 16, 2020
Day 16: Is it Allergies...or is it Covid?
Apr 1, 2020
Day 15: Glitter Virus de Corona
Mar 31, 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 Five: Love in the Time of CoVid
Mar 21, 2020
Keeping our Distance: Day 2
Mar 18, 2020
What Happens if Nothing Happens?
Mar 16, 2020
West Virginia: An Island in a Viral Land
Mar 15, 2020
Panic! At the Grocery
Mar 10, 2020
It’s “Feel Good Friday”...Let’s Get Moving!
Mar 6, 2020
The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling
Mar 1, 2020
Uncharted Territory
Feb 25, 2020
No Luxury of Losing It
Feb 23, 2020
Avoiding the Medical Treadmill
Feb 22, 2020
Self-Care & Sunshine
Feb 18, 2020
Love is All There Is
Feb 6, 2020
Bucket Lists & Miracles & Making Memories
Dec 8, 2019
Tuesday Truth: When You CAN...Step Away
Nov 26, 2019
Story Update: Little Gwen
Nov 20, 2019
Let Things Go
Sep 8, 2019
Stitched with Love
Sep 6, 2019
The Other Side of Fear
Sep 4, 2019
Like Sands Through the Hourglass...
Aug 31, 2019
I Miss My Camper!
Aug 22, 2019
Abundance
Jul 29, 2019
One of These Things is Not Like the Other...a BABY!
Jul 28, 2019
Conquering the Impossible
Jul 23, 2019
Finding Hope
Jul 22, 2019
Hand it Over
Jul 20, 2019
Revisiting Memories
Jul 13, 2019
Working Vacation
Jun 18, 2019
Early Bird Special
Jun 17, 2019
On the Mend
Jun 16, 2019
One Hour & Thirty-Five Dollars = A Haircut
Jun 6, 2019
Gracious Conversations
May 29, 2019
Wascally Wabbits!
May 23, 2019
Another Quilt Top
May 19, 2019
Wednesday Evening Walkabout
May 16, 2019
Uncle!
May 1, 2019
I Choose Joy!
Apr 30, 2019
A Good Tired
Apr 17, 2019
Darkness into Light
Apr 14, 2019
Getting Healthy
Mar 30, 2019
Widowed or Single?
Mar 26, 2019
The Bodega
Mar 23, 2019
Tea & Tissues
Mar 21, 2019
A Visit From Aunt Flo
Mar 19, 2019
Tap Tap Tap
Mar 11, 2019
As Winter Fades
Mar 3, 2019
Sneaky Snake
Mar 2, 2019
“I Have a Voice”
Feb 23, 2019
New Kicks!
Feb 20, 2019
When Grief Calls
Feb 19, 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
Action v. Reaction
Jan 22, 2019
The Arctic Blast
Jan 21, 2019
The Water Crisis
Jan 14, 2019
The Dark Corners
Jan 12, 2019
Into the Light
Jan 9, 2019
January Bluebirds
Jan 7, 2019
The Pivoting Point
Jan 6, 2019
Thwarting a Spiritual Attack
Jan 5, 2019
Gwendolyn’s Journey with Arthrogryposis
Dec 30, 2018
Just Ask Alexa
Dec 6, 2018
Plantar-Palmar Psoriasis: A Conundrum
Dec 3, 2018
A Voice From the Darkness
Nov 26, 2018
Loving What Is
Nov 19, 2018
Stress + Tired = Attitude
Oct 24, 2018
How To Breathe
Sep 4, 2018
An Army
Aug 12, 2016
When the Lights Go Out
Aug 6, 2016
The World is my Home
Aug 5, 2016
Mirror, Mirror...
Jul 9, 2016
Fitness Friday
Jul 7, 2016
Fitness Friday
Jul 1, 2016
Balance
Jun 26, 2016
Roller Coaster
Jun 24, 2016
Eat Colorfully
Jun 21, 2016
Fitness Friday
Jun 17, 2016
Be Present
Jun 2, 2016
Hope
May 25, 2016
Motivation Monday - 27 Pounds Down
May 23, 2016
Fitness Friday
May 6, 2016
Lessons
May 2, 2016
TOW-Wanda!
Apr 27, 2016
Fitness Friday
Apr 22, 2016
Fitness Friday
Apr 15, 2016
Fitness Friday
Apr 8, 2016
Cheerleader
Apr 7, 2016
Ideas
Apr 2, 2016
Into the Light
Mar 31, 2016
Carry Me Onward
Mar 30, 2016
The Challenge
Mar 27, 2016
Fitness Friday
Mar 25, 2016
Self Worth
Mar 24, 2016
Fitness Friday
Mar 18, 2016
Taking a Break
Mar 16, 2016
The Aftermath
Mar 13, 2016
Fitness Friday
Mar 11, 2016
Strive to Thrive
Mar 7, 2016
5 Ways to Beat the Winter Blahs
Jan 27, 2016
Ommmmmmm........
Jan 12, 2016
What a Feeling
Jan 6, 2016
Love...and Chocolate
Nov 21, 2015
Body Perfect
Nov 14, 2015
Retreat
Nov 13, 2015
Enough
Nov 11, 2015
Rumblings
Nov 7, 2015
On Aging
Nov 6, 2015
Setting Goals, Part Two
Nov 4, 2015
Setting Goals
Nov 3, 2015
Time
Nov 2, 2015
Walking
Oct 31, 2015
Reflections
Sep 17, 2015
The Four Agreements
Sep 15, 2015
Algae Bloom
Sep 7, 2015
Novinophobia
Aug 12, 2015
Adversity
Aug 11, 2015
The Semicolon Project
Aug 1, 2015
Live
Jul 21, 2015
Fleeting Beauty
Jun 11, 2015
It's For a Good Cause
May 21, 2015
Get Moving!
Apr 14, 2015
A Love Affair
Apr 11, 2015
Quiet
Apr 9, 2015
Recharge!
Apr 1, 2015
Wellness
Mar 23, 2015
Fixing Myself
Mar 17, 2015
Antidepressants
Mar 2, 2015
Home
Feb 9, 2015
Sick Day
Jan 17, 2015
Perspective
Jan 10, 2015
The Little Engine That Could
Jan 9, 2015
The Gift
Dec 23, 2014