Live, Love, Laugh, Hope

Tonight my mind is flooded with memories of loved ones who are not with us any longer.  Apparently, exhaustion makes ones mind wander...

As I decorate our Christmas tree tonight, I am overwhelmed. Our tree isn't an elegant tree.  It isn't a tree that any designer ...

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...