Over the past year I've been powerfully influenced by the truth that nothing can overcome the fruits of the spirit...... Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control. So, I woke up this morning with a strong desire to write something on Mother's Day in this blog - after all, this is a blog …
Nurses
Happy Nurses Week! It used to be Nurses Day, but now it's a whole week. I hope you take a few minutes to read this post, because it doesn't matter if you're a nurse - I'm sure you've been touched by at least one in your life - probably much more than one. I am …
Etch a Sketch brain
Once I see something, I can't not see it anymore. There's no denying that at times it would be nice to be able to shake my head like the old-fashioned Etch a Sketch - just erase that image or thought or idea and replace it with a new one. My husband and I joke about it a …
William and Sully
"The Ballad of William and Sully" - I heard it first in the early 2000's. It is a song about wandering, searching, what you find out about yourself along the way and more.... It hits my heart so hard every single time I listen to it. I keep thinking this song is going to be on …
Grammy Days
I am here with my 8 year old granddaughter, and she has volunteered to help me write a blog post. She suggested we write about "Grammy Days." Perfect!! We coined the term "Grammy Days" a few years ago. I asked her what it means to her, and here is what she said, "It just means …
“Retired? …….”
I like to think of retirement as totally giving up the idea that multi-tasking is a requirement of life. I find it tremendously lovely to do one thing at a time. My brain has found peace in this simple commitment. Do I occasionally find myself trying to do a bunch of things at once? …
The Big Red Machine…..
Opening day was yesterday in Cincinnati. The town virtually stops what it normally does on a Monday, and on opening day for the Reds they have a parade.....a baseball game filled with hope and lots of red jerseys in the audience. Every year this happens. Every single year. These people are not fair weather fans...........nope. …
Sixty – One-derful
Sip, sigh......Good Morning Mum. Happy birthday to me! Again it's always a matter of perspective. When my Mum turned 60 she said it was the first year she felt old. I'm thinking there are some things that I disagreed with her about....and on this I was spot on. Just spent last week skiing in the …
Things no human has ever seen….
I have to say, trying to amaze my grandchildren with something simple yet profound is one of my favorite pass times. Feel free to snag this one and have some fun with it. So, somewhere along the line I learned to cut an apple in half and there would be a star inside, every time. I …
Just a little squall…..
Yep, Mainers sometimes do call those storms that drop 2 feet of snow a little squall...........again it really is a matter of perspective isn't it? A squall is defined by Merriam Webster as:. 1 : a sudden violent wind often with rain or snow. 2 : a short-lived commotion. In Maine it seems to be synonymous …
Good Morning Mum 