Love is listening to obscure bits of information about movie characters that he could not care less about but acts as if he does. Love is watching a move 100 times with him just because he loves it. Love is watching a black and white movie he can’t stand because she loves oldies… a lot. Love… Read More Real Love is Unforgettable
(I’m working on shutting down my other website/blog and bringing the files and posts to this blog & corresponding website. I am using a few of those posts here until I’m done unpacking and reorganizing my house and website!) What’s in a name? My name is not unique. It was heartbreaking when I was younger… Read More What’s Your Name?
(Older post from my other website Joy-Cafe.com archives; I’m working on #1 goal to get totally unpacked by the end of January. I’ll be back with live content when I have time!) There are so many things we take for granted. The sad truth is that with most of them, we don’t even know we are… Read More Taking Things for Granted
Posting a semi-previous post until I get time to write! So I almost got in a fight with my Christmas tree last night. We have a new tree and I am just not sure I like it yet. We got one that is flocked. That makes everything look different. It is pre-lit with white lights.… Read More Christmas Tree Angst
(I’m Christmasing and cleaning and working the Challenge [down 7 pounds thankyouverymuch] and still unpacking right now, so this is a semi-sort-of-repeat, changed a bit) While doing research, I came across this statement: New adventures await everyone, regardless of age. Did you get that? New adventures! That actually fits with a statement I have adopted: Its never… Read More Young At Heart (Redux)
A while back, I mentioned that I would be adding specific posts to my blog. One is the Aloha Peaceful Life series that Momma’s Soapbox and I began when she was in Hawaii for a month. It’s on haitus at the moment (very temporarily) until she gets her life back (smile). With college campus visits,… Read More Accentuate the Positive!
I love this time of year because so many changes happen all at once – you jump from summer to fall and you’re enjoying the color changes when WHAM! Winter drops a bomb on you, and it gets colder faster than you expected! We had major frost yesterday morning. If I wanted to add this to… Read More Four Things I’m Grateful For, Gadget Edition
People usually are a wee bit more aware of things they have to be thankful for during the upcoming American holiday season. Thanksgiving brings that out in us! It isn’t just the thought of football, food and visits with loved ones. To me, it is a prompting to find things to be grateful for outside… Read More Four Things I’m Grateful For