moving to the lake house, a summer reverie I thought our home on a beautiful hill was where we would retire, surrounded by trees, wildlife, and grandchildren. However, life took a curious turn in…
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Family Lake Life Moving Retirement Seasons Simplifying: Editing Life Summer
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When I get out of balance in any part of my life, I feel it both mentally and physically. Like a boat listing precariously to one side, being out of balance for long is…
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COVID-19 Faith Threads Family Politics Simplifying: Editing Life
Shelter in place, turn off the noise, & listen. God has something to say.
I've watched bird families, a sunset, and the greening out of our trees. One leaf, one tree, one hill at a time. Slowly, the light green has spread over our property. There is a…
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Happily occupied with destruction, he used his new chain saw to remove a few trees trying to attack our garden wall.…
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For Women Relationships Simplifying: Editing Life Singles and Dating
Dazzle Part 2. Changing our perspective.
To dazzle is to live with the perspective of the fascinating beautiful individual, and to live beyond the ordinary within an ordinary life. It starts with joy. …
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Family Kids, Parenting Life Lessons Relationships Simplifying: Editing Life
somewhere to belong, something to do
Because we will look for somewhere to belong, we also need something healthy to do with our time when we gather with our tribe.…
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Family For Men For Women Mental Health Simplifying: Editing Life
overscheduled, exhausted and overextended
I call it spinning plates. You can't ever get enought rest. You can't ever finish. You just keep spinning the plates precariously perched on the upright sticks. One miss and something will break.That something…
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Anyone can help do a quick clean up. Just turn on some music, set the timer and Go! 20-30 minutes from a cleaner better space. …
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I miss myself. I miss the cheeky sexy confident me, so it is time to embrace curves ahead. …
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Simple clean house strategies. I have friends who say they can’t seem to keep a clean house. With today’s busy lives, housekeeping seems to have become an art lost to overwhelming time eaters. The…