Live, Love, Laugh, Hope

This is one of the first years in many that I have not done 30 days of thanks. Honestly, I have missed it. Whether I did a photo prompt or w...

This is a great reminder of how to be present and live out each day. 

"Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn." —Elizabeth Lawrence ...

W e l c o m e F a l l !  

The theme this month for my blog circle is 'Back To School.' I have been out of school for more years than I want to admit, although...

I live in Idaho.  Idaho and Washington are severely on fire.  While it makes for some amazing sun photos, we desperately need rain.  Most d...

Our new pup, well, we have had her two months now, makes me smile, even when she is causing trouble or biting me.  She is now 3 1/2 mon...

I live in the Pacific Northwest.  It used to be a quiet place, where farming and logging were the key industries.  Those industries have bee...

A life of adventure is ours for the taking, whether we are seven or seventy.  Life for the most part is what we make of it.  We have bee...

Do you see the gifts around you? Do you experience life or are you just coasting by, with your eyes always on your phone/tablet/electronics...

Freedom is not free.  Be willing to stand up and fight for it.  Many have sacrificed so much for our freedoms.  If you apprecia...