The Harvard Grant Study was a 75 year long most elaborate study ever done that scientifically proved the secret to a happy life. After following hundreds of people through 75 years, the final analysis was this – The secret to happiness is love. Full stop.    There is is more detail of this in my […]

Many of you might know my mother went to heaven nine days ago and her service was held this last Tuesday. She fought a long hard battle against lung cancer. She is forever my hero. She died in faith. What a treasure. How I already miss her so.    At her service I read these […]

That smile warmed me when I was unsure, encouraged me when I didn’t know which way to go. That smile lit up every room with love, pierced through tension like a knife, and calmed the raging seas. Oh how I’ll miss that smile!  That smile was rarely ever stressed, never bent out of shape. Just […]

It has been said “A secret of happiness is freedom and a secret of freedom is courage.” As I think of these words I picture men and women on the battlefield courageously giving their lives for my freedom. I wonder how happy they were in those dreadful moments. Some would argue that happiness was the […]

   “Oh it’s just small potatoes.” “Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff”  “Get over it. You got this.”  “Suck it up buttercup.”   We’ve all heard these quotes. We all respond differently to them, perceive  them differently, and have varying degrees of likeness for the sayings.    When I read the following […]

That is a phrase the Lord gave my husband years ago that has been like an anchor to steady us when it would have been easy to quit, change vocations, or just plain jump ship. Actually the whole phrase was this: There is joy in the call and satisfaction in fulfilling it.    How awesome […]

It’s a common occurance at our house to have an empty soap bottle laying on its side with the top off or find the honey bear upside down propped up somewhere to get the last little bit out of there…even if there is a new one in the cubbard.     I think…”throw it away […]

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: Ecclesiastes 3:1   Come on summer time! Who is ready for summer? Beach time. Couch time. Friend time. Family time. Bar B Q’s. Lake time. Boat time. Holiday. Fireworks on the 4th of July. Those are a few things that […]

Because of Their Courage   Because of their courage, beaches are filled.   For some it’s been many years, But hearts finally healed.   Healed maybe not totally But smiles peak through the tears.   Laughing, playing in the sand by the bay, Courage carries on in so many ways.   Babies take first steps […]

My husband and I are talking a lot lately about all the things around the house that need to be done…trees removed, bathrooms redone, a new storage shed, drainage issues that have caused flooding, this repair and that repair.   Part of owning a home built in 1967.  As I envision getting these things done, […]