This middle age woman learned a thing or two from survival training. Today, I want to offer a bit of encouragement about truly defining your DREAMS and then doing every little bitty thing that it…
This morning’s devotion and soul search found me reading my Bible, the book of Matthew chapter 5 where the scriptures known as “The Beatitudes” are found. The Beatitudes are the BE-Attitudes I remember having a…
Today’s daily devotion has me doing a soul search about Faith. Life brings some tough situations sometimes which really test my grit, gumption, fortitude and willpower. However, I am better able to cope with those…
I used the break in the rain this morning to visit the garden and do a much needed task. Thin the lettuce seedlings. It’s the part of gardening I don’t like to do, because it…
Do you remember the beloved children’s story of the little train engine trying to get up the hill? He has some famous words that he spoke to himself while puffing and pulling himself up that…
On our recent vacation to Idaho we found a highway rest area that happened to be an important area for the Oregon Trail. No major battle happened here except the battle of personal will which…
Sometimes we need to think about applying mouth hygiene principles to our mind by removing negative thoughts. They have much in common. When my husband fully recuperated from some oral surgery Mouth Hygiene was on…
The Empty Nest is not empty. The empty nest is only as empty as you allow it to be. I’m going to make a bold statement here that may turn some folks off, but as…
Do you ever read something on Facebook that just completely tugs at your hear strings and leaves you completely breathless? That happened to me this morning when I read thew news feed that included a…
The 10-Day Negative Thought Fast Would you like a simple way to really change your life while learning to survive (or thrive) in your Empty Nest? Instead of merely getting by, you’ll find…
What is your mindset? I have been thinking a lot about mindset lately. Mindset is our mental attitude which when needed to interpret a situation pretty much determines what we are going to think about…
Does your life have purpose? I know many empty nest moms come to “the end” of the mom journey with a huge let down. I can remember when our son left for college even though…
Just so excited I have to proclaim it here! I set out one year ago to do a positive action each day. The key was each action was to take no more than 15 minutes.…
What does a mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee have to do with stress? Coping with stress can be a challenge. Oh, who am I kidding? Coping with stress is downright stinky sometimes and…