Today, I am grieving the loss of three women who were moms, grandmothers, and one a great-grandmother. They all died last week. To say that I am sad is an understatement. I just finished a book where the author chose a character who made up words for times when a single word did not do the emotion justice. Sad is such a small word for such overwhelming times. To take one step is to start the process. Doing nothing does nothing. Take the small step. Much joy and gratitude, Click here to access...

Check out this friendly visitor to my porch on Saturday morning. In my trial-and-error focus, I look outside before I open the door and check around under all the porch furniture before I sit down. This week’s video was recorded just at the tail of my porch friend if he had shown up on video day. Should friendy and snake be in the same sentence? The choices we make are life’s best teachers. I’m on scene 7 of my zero draft of book two, around 15,000 words. That pace is just right for me to get...

Every season is beach season for me. Clueless and Subliminal I am sometimes clueless. I don’t take hints well or even realize someone is trying to send me a subliminal message. It’s better for me if people communicate with me straightforwardly and to the point. Overthinking and Humility I can overthink just as easily. All of these mental gyrations can puff up my ego, and all the humility I have worked on is gone. I am right. I am better off. “I am” takes over. I have made some purging...