Thankful Thursday: End of summer

Here is is mid September and, while I'm happy to look forward to Autumn, there's always a bit of angst over leaving summer behind. As the calendar pages turn, I'm reminded of all the things in which I am grateful. My family, my health and people I can turn to for spiritual and emotional support …

40 is a gift

Back in November of 2014, after Entrepreneur was diagnosed with renal cell cancer, doctors told us the average life expectancy was five years after diagnosis. After his brain surgery to remove a renal cell-related cancer tumor in 2017, I remember thinking if we could just get to our 38-year anniversary, I'd be happy; 39 would …

Judged by our worst

So this is where we are now? We're all to be judged by the worst thing we've ever done, said or thought. It doesn't matter our good deeds, intentions or accomplishments....oh no....the things we've done that others considered wrong should determine our legacy and cancel out everything else. Are we really prepared to take this …

Photo Challenge: Your World

PJ's prompt for April is Your World. It goes without saying everyone's world has been turned upside-down with COVID-19. Perhaps we all were in need of a hard reset for life. It certainly has provided opportunities to look inward at ourselves as well as focusing on priorities closer to home. But, my heart really goes …

Thankful Thursday in a pandemic

Finding things to be thankful for in the middle of a pandemic might sound a bit odd. But, if we don't, we'll all descend into the depths of depression and become basket cases of anxiety. So, let's look at a few things we can be thankful for in order to keep things in perspective. The …