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Shoelaces are an important detail to pay attention to.   One of these came undone this morning, and had I not been paying attention, I would have fallen. Again.   February was supposed to be a productive month for me. Book launches and activities related to my writing adventure were scattered throughout the first few weeks. Then ChosenCon was scheduled for the end of the month.   Well, a routine dental surgery turned into a big procedure and took over two weeks to recover fro

Being derailed can be so frustrating. It drains my energy and entices me to join the Lazy     Team of Do Nothing Today because yesterday and the day before were so damn hard. But I SO want to make progress. I SO want to move forward. Having lost a big chunk of time years ago makes losing ANY time since especially frustrating. And the last two weeks, I lost time again. Again. A minor-ish health “thing” can really wreak havoc when I am trying to establish new routines like exer

There are lessons only darkness can teach. Just as photos develop in a dark room, the things buried inside us often can only rise to the surface when we’re forced to face them in the dark. Like seeds planted deep in the soil, our souls often wait there for the nurturing they need to grow up and out into the visible world. And like plants, too much sunlight can scorch us; our souls need time in the shadows to shape us and open our eyes.   We all want a break from being surroun

2025 was quite a year! I was intent on making up for what felt like too much lost time.   Happy New Year My accident took nearly a year for physical healing, and another year for emotional healing. Layered on top of that were personal upheavals that went along with moving from New Hampshire to Florida—leaving our farm meant ending the era of caring for many animals. I left behind my dreams, the land, loved ones, and the comforts of “home.” I didn’t fully understand those loss

I traveled to New England this past weekend to spend time with family and friends I’ve missed during the holiday season over the past five years since we moved South. Other than a debacle of a travel day with multiple airline delays, cancellations, and transfers, it’s nice to “be home.” Words are dancing around my head at the halfway point of my visit. Distance. Family. Memories. Change. Time. Faith. Words that apply at any given time of life. But those words are calling loud

Going through my Facebook memories is a trip. They are 90% horse-related. That was my life. Today was filled with pics of me and my first horse, a rescued soul that we named Tango. What we had was one of the most significant, meaningful relationships and loves of my life. He was emaciated, defensive, untrusting, and aloof at first. Physical issues that had gone unnoticed and uncared for turned chronic. But the emotional barriers fell quickly. We became each other's safety net

The first definition you’ll find when you search the word conversion says it is the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another. I find this interestin g because   of how a chain of events shifted things for me dramatically in the last few years. I see so much of life and my experiences differently because of what I’ve experienced.   So today, I find myself, hundreds of miles from home, attending the Good News Conference in Orlando, hoping to d

When my husband came back from walking the dogs this morning, he told me about another lot they were clearing in our neighborhood.   I had just discovered the woods behind here this spring and was excited for a new place to walk in nature. Oh well...... I couldn’t help it. I started to cry.   I’m sure I’ll die first because I don’t think I was meant to live in a world moving so fast. I intended only to think this thought, but realized I had said it out loud.   Grabbing someth

It’s been quite a few weeks. I’m equating it to a massive earthquake that shook things up for my world in ways I’d never have imagined.  ...

I am sickened, just sickened by the disgusting comments by people on social media commending the assassination of a human, a father, a...

After a number of August days with lots of rain and dark clouds, the sun was finally back and shining. Funny how , with room-darkening...

February 24, 2025 this caught me eye This "stuck branch" caught my attention as soon as we moved in. Since then , we've had a hurricane,...

I'm watching the Macy's Day parade this year, which is not typical, or at least hasn't been for decades. REALLY enjoying it. So much...

Went to Holden Beach today. It's notorious for cool shells and these sea biscuits. They are fossils from over 35 million years ago. Can...

Recently, I witnessed one example of the few, and I mean FEW, benefits of social media. I cleaned up some online stuff recently. Part of...

I went to a Life Surge conference last January in Atlanta. It was something I had planned for months. I was excited to immerse myself in...

I'm sitting here at 12:35 a.m., sipping from a wine glass filled with water and listening to contemporary Christian music.   Both of “my...

I named my drive from Florida to New England “Redemption Ride 2023.” It was the first “big thing” I did solo since my accident. It was...

Season 5 Coming Soon!! “The Chosen” is a TV series that follows the lives of Jesus and His disciples during their time on earth. With...

The motivation behind creating this blog was prompted by surprising insights after a horse-riding accident forced me to actively end my...