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Once again, I am at my desk in front of my big window. I am reminded of many things as I watch the green leaves turn to red, orange, yellow. Then they begin to fall from the branches. I was gone all day Friday; it was a windy day, so when I returned home there…

Today I when searching for a poem I wrote that I did not find.:) A Big old scrapbook and several hours later I decided what to Post. Yesterday was Pastor appreciation Day at church. I was so blessed to see all my children, their spouses and 3 of the grandchildren there. They said “We had…

As I sit here and look out my living room window…I see FALL. Colored leaves, on and off the trees. Blowing branches and a rainy 52’. Fall is always a bit nostalgic and reflective for me. That has been true for as long as I remember. I go from summer memories and through the things…

*  I miss my husband’s leg. That was where I rested my hand during church, or when we were on road trips. *  I miss my grandkids being young. I miss being celebrated each time they came. There were always smiles and hugs. Although Papa was the fun grandparent, I always knew I was loved.…

3 Generation Chemo day Photo… Sorry Autumn 🙂 For those new to my Blog Page, this is an update post regarding my oldest daughter Autumn Joy, age 48 that is battling Stage 4 stomach Cancer. Autumn update. She had flu like symptoms last week, tested negative for covid. But it was decided that it would…

Photo by my sister Juanda. It was take from her porch this weekend (near Wausau). Yesterday was my daughter Autumn’s cancer benefit. One of the definitions of benefit is something that profits. People profit, we benefit/profit in our hard times by the people that line our path. Like the movies where a person gives all…

You will notice I have expanded my horizons. 😊 I have learned how to add some of my personal photos to my page. I figured it out after I posted last week, so I decided it was worth a repost. It went well with my Perspective Post of last week. **This will be a busy…

A friend laid on her stomach to get a picture of this one foot tall fire flower, with an over 9000 ft Mt St Helen backdrop. I think one of the most consistent positions in my life, regardless of which hat I had on, was to try to get people to possibly entertain someone else’s…

We have all seen the picture of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet sitting on the log. I think there is a lesson to be learned from their conversation. “Today was a Difficult Day,” said Pooh. There was a pause. “Do you want to talk about it?” asked Piglet. “No,” said Pooh after a bit. “No,…

  This week I closed the workbook on the 6th Grief Share group I have Facilitated. This time the book will be put away and replaced. Each session I used a different colored ink. Grief Share has revamped their course after 10 years. So all workbooks and leader’s guides are new.  Many things will be…