A New Year’s Blessing for You

Hello Friends, Bright Lights, and Starlight!I hope wherever you are, this finds you and yours at peace in all ways possible.  As we release 2018 and welcome 2019 I offer you this blessing:If I could lay before you the dearest gift this eveningIt would be a time of no beginning and no end.It would be …

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Thanksgiving Tips for Busy Families (plus silly bloopers)

Hocus Pocus smacking her lips anticipating a tasty treat Are You Ready? Thanksgiving is almost here in the U.S.  Some dread it; some can't wait. We keep it low key, so I am grateful for that.  Heck, we don't even have a dining room table since the move, so this year should be interesting.  Regardless …

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Feeling Down? Get UP!

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. ― Nathaniel Hawthorne Nov 2018 Note: This blog post is available as a podcast. You can 🎙 listen to it here. 🎙 That's my girl.  My sunshine.  My Smile.  My whole heaping heart. When I am down, she lifts me. When I …

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