With the way of the world going now, do you ever stop and wonder if your kids will be ok? How to get them through the turmoil if a war would hit us in these times? For years I have been fascinated with how people found the will and courage to survive during tough times.ContinueContinue reading “Growing up During World War II”
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Word of the Year – Perfect and How I Found Me!
Reflecting on the past year is something I have always come to do. I usually spend the week between Christmas and the New Year contemplating what was, what is, and what will be. I spend the week intentionally being introverted. Something I have really come to love in these last few years. I go overContinueContinue reading “Word of the Year – Perfect and How I Found Me!”
My Ride-a-long With The Police… It Broke My Heart.
I think the #1 question most of my family and friends have been asking me in the last few days has been: What was the ride-a-long like? Probably because I posted a photo of my feet standing on a street corner and they were all wondering why I was standing on a street corner! ToContinueContinue reading “My Ride-a-long With The Police… It Broke My Heart.”
Refinement – My Word of the Year!
I take each year quite seriously. I plan, design and execute the years in a way that will make me a better person in some way. This year feels as if it is the beginning to an end. The grand finale to a long decade journey of losing myself and finding myself. And this postContinueContinue reading “Refinement – My Word of the Year!”
Looking Back at Happiness
Over the last several years I really started to look back at who I was before I moved to my community. Something just felt off, and honestly, I wasn’t liking who I was becoming. It felt as if something was drastically missing in my world and this last year I actually intentionally withdrew from aContinueContinue reading “Looking Back at Happiness”
2020 The Year I Wanted To Quit But Didn’t. And What I Learned.
This is the week I step back clean up stuff from 2020 while contemplating what I want to focus on for the coming year. It’s the week I set aside for me. To hold myself up and look at what I accomplished and judge myself with my critical eye… Did I do what I setContinueContinue reading “2020 The Year I Wanted To Quit But Didn’t. And What I Learned.”
Our Crumbling Communication System in The Age of Technology
2020 is the year we no longer question. Quite frankly, I am just sitting back and letting it roll through, analyzing all the data and learning opportunities of where I can improve upon, that it surely is bringing. I live in Tillamook County. And this month brought mass fires through our state. Tillamook didn’t escapeContinueContinue reading “Our Crumbling Communication System in The Age of Technology”
Welcome To My Battlefield – Armor Up… This is War!
When I wrote my last article I was set on it being a single stand-alone article. I wasn’t going to write anything further. I was sharing my heart and the victory that can come from the hard internal work and that was it. When I hit the ‘publish’ button I knew it wasn’t the lastContinueContinue reading “Welcome To My Battlefield – Armor Up… This is War!”
Being At War And Why I Choose To Be Victorious!
This week my husband walks in the door to me being honest with him when he asks how I am. “I am in a battle at the moment” I begin. I go on to open my heart and tell him about a long battle within my family. He knows of this battle and all theContinueContinue reading “Being At War And Why I Choose To Be Victorious!”
Seeing Clearly In A New Decade
We finally went in to get new prescription glasses… By going in, I actually mean the office. We finally walked in to the office and sat down to log in to https://www.zennioptical.com/ to order new glasses for each of us. I know what you are saying in your head to me right now. I haveContinueContinue reading “Seeing Clearly In A New Decade”
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