It’s that time of year again. I can tell from my social media. Thousands of high school seniors have just graduated and many will be going off to college in the fall. Some will be the first child in the family to leave the nest, beginning the empty nest process for their parents. Some will … More Three Helpful College Orientation Tips For Parents
What comes to mind when you think of a forest? What emotions do the thoughts of a forest elicit? Do you think of something dark, mysterious and foreboding or do you imagine a beautiful, serene patch of creation filled with birds and other friendly creatures? The answer for me would be both. Little Cabin … More The Woods: A Foreboding Place of Mystery Or Beautiful Creation Of God
Hi Friends! I’m back! If this is your first time reading my blog, you probably didn’t even know I was gone. But, if you’re one of my regular readers, you may be wondering where I’ve been the past three weeks. Instead of my blog posts there were only crickets — or cicadas this year. Why … More Why I Need To Join Procrastinators Anonymous
Filling Your Tank “Fill ‘er up, please, with high-test”. If you are of a certain age, you have heard this phrase before. You know what I’m talking about. You have either been asked that question yourself, or you’ve heard it from the passenger seat of a car in which you were riding. Back in the … More Fill ‘Er Up! The Importance of Refueling Your Heart
My Favorite Tree It rises up above our two-story home, its green, leafy branches pointing skyward like an emerald beacon. It’s my favorite tree. We planted it in 1997, about four years after we moved into the home in which we still live. The main reason I love this tree, is that it is one … More How One Lovely Tree Marks The Seasons of Life
What has four long legs, curly apricot-colored hair, a brown nose, gold eyes, floppy ears and a tail that waves like some sort of fluffy banner? Not really what, but who? It’s Boone, our Australian Labradoodle. Happy Booneiversary Today is a special day for us and for Boone. It is the one year anniversary of … More Celebrating A Remarkable Year With A Cute Little Dood
More Than Just a Piece of Furniture The little wooden rocking chair sits in the corner of the landing at the top of the stairs. It is waiting — waiting for some tiny child to come along and resurrect its purpose. The chair is almost as old as me. You could probably call it … More One Good Way I’m Preparing For The Next Empty Nest Phase
Easter is different in the empty nest. Gone are the years of Easter baskets, Easter outfits and Easter egg hunts. It’s much quieter, much more introspective. It’s not necessarily a bad thing — just different. Childhood Easters Easter was always a time for big family gatherings when I was growing up. In preparation for … More What’s The Best Thing About Easter In The Empty Nest?
One of my favorite things about life in the empty nest is the ease of travel. Gone are the years of packing for myself AND my two children. No more setting out clothes for the week or making long lists of instructions for grandparents in charge of looking after the kids while we were gone. … More Three Good Friends On A March Madness Adventure
Wow. What a year! It has been the longest year and the shortest one at the same time. It has definitely been a year none of us will ever forget. It has changed us. When the World Shut Down I remember clearly one year ago today — March 13, 2020. It was the day the … More Eight Lessons I Learned During The Lost Year
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