Category Archives: Letters To Myself

He Has Been Good To Us

I often forget. If I were being honest, I’d say I forget most of the time. I don’t remember as I encourage children to quickly eat their breakfasts, or stay focused as they are getting dressed. I certainly don’t remember … Continue reading

Posted in Faith, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Ma Famille, My Chlidren, Parenting, Perpective | 6 Comments

I Just Want To Remember The Beauty Of What Just Happened

The faces The voices The sounds The first glance The feelings The emotion The joy The heart filled with disbelief, jubilation and thanks… Nothing to do with horses, or Devon, but everything to do with the feeling of peace and … Continue reading

Posted in Adoption, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Family Expansion, Hope, Leap Of Faith, Letters To Myself, Life Is Beautiful, Ma Famille, My Heart On My Sleeve, Oh so Blessed | 21 Comments

Food – Separating The Need From The Want

For some reason, right after I posted my budget plan for the month, I found myself perusing recipe sights. Within ten minutes I was drooling over apple bread, alternative carbonara, cheesy pasta and chocolate smoothies. Yes, drooling is the right word.  I … Continue reading

Posted in Frugal Food, Frugal Living, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself | 6 Comments

Mistakes

Yesterday was a day filled with mistakes – they were literally overflowing out of my cup. I’ll be perfectly frank, these were *my mistakes*.  I could try to blame the man who let the elevator shut in my face while I … Continue reading

Posted in About Me, Being Gentle and Kind, Faith, Family Life, In Which I Embarrass Myself Most Profoundly, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Letters To Others, Personal Responsibility | 22 Comments

What Will This Day Bring?

I am currently traveling, watching out of a window as we pass tiny trees & fields of purple. I am watching the sun shine brightly and feeling its glow on my english rose skin. And I’m thinking about how today was … Continue reading

Posted in About Me, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Ch Ch Ch Changes, Dreams, Faith, Finding Myself, Good For The Soul, Letters To Myself, Life Is Beautiful, Making lemons out of lemonade, New Beginnings, Not All Who Wander Are Lost, Purpose Driven Life | 9 Comments

Courage

Photo Credit* Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”  Mary Anne Radmacher I will try again tomorrow I will try again tomorrow I will try … Continue reading

Posted in Letters To Myself, Quotes | 11 Comments

Silence Of Our Friends

Photo Credit “In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”  Martin Luther King Jr.

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Posted in About Me, Finding Myself, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Life Is Beautiful, Oh so Blessed, The Sweet Nectar Of Life

Debt

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about debt; I loathe debt and yet for a long while I didn’t realize debt wasn’t necessarily about money.  The truth is you can be in many types of debt and not even realize the effect … Continue reading

Posted in Do something, Downshifting, Finding Myself, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Simplicity | 20 Comments

What I Need More Of…

When I lived in Devon I knew no matter what happened in my life I could always find a place to breathe. Of course I breathe thousands of times each day, but purposeful breathing is rare and beautiful and filled … Continue reading

Posted in About Me, All Things Bright and Beautiful, In Need, Inventing My Life, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Life Is Beautiful, Literature = Food For The Soul, Making and Crafting, Natural Health, Purpose Driven Life, The Sweet Nectar Of Life | 17 Comments