The Grateful Mother

I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me.  They have clung to me all my life.  ~Abraham Lincoln~ For you fellow mothers out there, tomorrow is the day designed just for you by….who? It’s interesting, as I have often believed...

The Gardenia Bush

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France~ I told them I was worried about them moving the Gardenia bush.  I stood...

The 100 Day JOLT Challenge….

Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. ~George S. Patton~  It is 100 days until the 4th of July.  Some people would think that would be a statement of dread on my part.  After all, it is the anniversary of Stephen’s passing.  And, I...

Taking the Leap…It’s Book Launch Day

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.  ~Henry Miller~ Available on Amazon Leap Day.  That extra day smooshed into the end of February.  I like to look at it as having an extra 24 hours to be thankful....

The Magic Garden

The best place to seek God is in a garden.  You can dig for him there.  ~George  Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, 1932 It’s so nice to be blogging again.  I’ve been finishing up my book and haven’t made the time...