Celebrating all women this Mother's Day ... Every Women is Phenomenal When we think of a "phenomenal woman", many of us may instantly...

Originally published August 3, 2023 Lifetime Friends Celebrating & One of Them Remembering August 3rd, the day of her birth. My Mom,...

Originally Published June 22, 2023 Caregiver Hands I've come to acknowledge I've been a caregiver for over 32 years. I've been...

Originally Published February 26, 2023 The Path Overshadowed with a Halo of Trees Above It In-between: definition - situated somewhere...

April 20, 2025 My Mom - Betty I saw a glimpse of her today. My Mom. Kaela and I went to visit and brought along some Easter treats for...

Originally Published December 29, 2022 Sheet Music I didn't notice at first. Actually, I didn't notice for quite some time. Or maybe I...

Originally Published November 9, 2022 Left: Ernie & Betty (My Parents) Middle: Ernie's Honey Right: Ernie Jr. (My Brother) It was...

Originally Published October 26, 2022 My mom's hands When you begin to pay close attention, you notice how what used to be so easy,...

Originally Published September 22, 2022 Me, Sparkling at 60! I just turned 60 and shared the following on my Facebook about my 60th year...

Originally Published July 1, 2022 Grandpa and Kaela ... Stories at the Cabin I came across this memory today. A rich memory. My ears...

Originally Published September 12, 2021 Karma with her Jade Green Eyes I thought I'd be okay. I thought I was prepared. I wasn't. She...

Originally Published July 31, 2021 July 31, 2015, Something Wonderful Today is our 6th anniversary of "Something Wonderful". The day we...

Originally Published July 1, 2021 My dad in a rowboat with his grandkids, my kids ... and his Island where he now rests easy July 1st -...

Originally Published January 26, 2021 Aunty Pat My heart has been tender, and my mind blurry as I've navigated these past weeks. Sadness...

Originally Published November 24, 2020 The Hands of a Grandmother and Her Granddaughter As I left a visit with my 85-year-old mom...

Originally Published October 12, 2022 My mom trying to remember those she loved in photographs As a child, you can't quite imagine that...

Originally Published October 10, 2020 Thanksgiving Dinner Last Thanksgiving I wrote a blog about the art of letting go and finding...

Originally Published September 21, 2020 Karen at 58 Fifty-eight. Where does the time go? So much has changed, yet so much has stayed...

Originally Published as a Blog August 31, 2020 Life is everywhere This was my very first blog post from August 2019. I never posted it...

Originally Published July 30, 2020 The Newspaper Obituary We used to read them in the newspaper. The Obituaries. Always a week or two,...