Which Way Are You Going?

Much chaos was generated in 2020 with fires, a pandemic, and political unrest. We had disasters pulling us in all directions. Stay at home orders made people restless, many were dying or losing their health. Fires had people evacuating. Political tensions had people...

Celebrating My Intentions and Reinventing Myself

The fire inside me is roaring as I sit here with the dogs in celebration. Celebration of reinventing myself, my life. As I roll into the new year, I will drop any confusion about resolutions. Instead of resolutions, I will set intentions. You see when I set intentions...

It Will Come Anyway

As I’m doing the last of Christmas preparations, I’m reminded of this conversation that I’ve had with many people over the years. Them: Are you ready for Christmas? Me: I’m never ready. It will come anyway. Even though my personality tends toward being organized I...

This Week My Youngest Son is My Hero

​For the last several years I haven’t done much, if any, decorating for Christmas. While Mike was sick, I never knew where we’d be, and I didn’t have the energy. He would decorate the outside but that had gotten less and less. For the last two years, John has put a...

How Emotions Can Affect Physical Pain

I’ve worked from a home office for most of my life. I’ve done bookwork for the farm and design work from home ever since I’ve been married. This stay at home order didn’t have much of a direct effect on my life. I go out to feed the horses twice a day and I go for...

What People Are Afraid Of

​As my listening partner and I got further into the fear vs awareness question a few things came up. I feel like our busyness is a way we avoid our fears. If we’re busy we don’t have to face those things that scare us the most. Going from one activity to the next is a...