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The wind blew, the rains poured. Trees swayed against the power of the wind, struggling to stand, only to lose the battle, uprooted and flung across roads, blocking traffic and shutting down whole neighborhoods. Debris swirled in the air, carrying street signs over 50 miles away. Metal ripped from structures landed in trees not uprooted.Continue reading “When the Wind Blows”

If you believe in reincarnation, I think I would have been a researcher in another life. I hear about something that intrigues me, if you give me the resources to do so, I’ll research the heck out if it. I will become obsessed with learning all I can about the subject. When it became obviousContinue reading “Five Stages”

My family is going through a really rough and scary time right now. The waves of despair and helplessness wash over us like the waves of a tsunami, threatening to carry us out to waters too deep to rise above. There’s no motivation to do every day tasks. There’s no desire to go any placeContinue reading “No Mountain Too Big!”

The next production at the Sight and Sound Theater in Branson, MO is Queen Esther. Since I don’t know much of her story, I have started reading the book of Esther in the Bible. One of first things that caught my immediate attention was from the preface:“Although we may question certain circumstances in our lives,Continue reading “Queen Esther”

I adopted a new puppy! It’s been a long time since I have had a puppy, thus forgot how much time, energy and commitment training a puppy can be! But, we are getting there. I watched, with some apprehension, as I brought this little puppy, less than 10 pounds, home to be introduced to herContinue reading “A Place to Snuggle”

It’s a new year, and at the beginning of each new year, I pick a word for the year. I have posted before about “HOPE” being my word of the year. It has been my word for the last few years, and yep, it’s my word for 2023! It’s still my word because I stillContinue reading “New Year Same Word”

I have felt compelled to write this page for my blog for quite some time. I know far too many people who are either struggling with their own addiction and/or recovery, or parents and loved ones of an addict. I have seen their tears, heard their cries, felt their pain and sensed the heartache. IContinue reading “My Child Was Stolen From Me”

I came from a family pool of hard workers. I was taught to do a good job at any job you did. As a result, I developed a strong work ethic that carried with me all through my career. I was always proud that any job I had was gotten due to hard work, notContinue reading “Don’t Push That Button!”

I never would have imagined me with a tattoo! No one who knows me ever would have imagined me with a tattoo! That was true, then… I turned 60! It wasn’t something I had spent a lot of time thinking about. I always thought tattoos were for other people, but just couldn’t think I wouldContinue reading “Then I Turned Sixty!”