Posts Tagged ‘blessings’


New Month – New Opportunities to Succeed!

[I apologize ahead of time to those of you who read more than one of my blogs, as I am posting this in each one as an update!] Hello – yes, it’s really me! After getting off to such a good start with blogging in 2011 – I have had three unusual months in a [...]

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Birthdays and Blessings

So as I alluded to in yesterday’s post, today is my birthday. Considering I nearly didn’t live to see my 27th birthday, it is a blessing to make it to almost twice that age (or as my mom-in-law put it, I’m “40+13″ today!) I’ve had a pleasant day, starting off with a card from my [...]

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Divine Accident?

On this Sunday, after going out to breakfast with my darling husband for an early birthday celebration, I have spent the day reflecting on the wonderful partner God gave me – truly the love of my life, even though I thought I would never find true love after my nearly 20-year marriage ended with my [...]

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My Own Personal Nightmare at 327 Elm Street

I’m not trying to steal the horror movie’s title – but I legitimately could use it to describe the horrifying experience I encountered 26 years ago today at 327 Elm Street in Lakeport, New Hampshire within this exact time frame of this posting (at least from the time I started the post). At that time, [...]

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I Wanted to Call My Dad Today…

I wanted to call my Dad today to wish him a Happy 78th Birthday. I wanted to tell him how much I love him and miss him. I wanted to tell him that I wish we could get together and celebrate our spring birthdays, along with my middle daughter (mine is at the end of [...]

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Touching Hearts, Changing Lives

I interrupt my normal posting for this incredible video I saw today. I’ll warn you ahead of time, if you are easily moved to tears by touching stories, grab some tissues before you watch this! OK {sniffle, sniffle} … now I want to direct your attention to the organization responsible for training this amazing dog. [...]

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Met 8 Years Ago – Married 5 Years Ago

Yes, we did – we “met” through the online dating site, LoveAccess, December 2002. I was in New Hampshire, he was in Maine – as it turned out, only about a 2 1/2 hour drive apart. After chatting for hours online, then talking on the phone, throughout that December – he drove to NH to [...]

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He’s 40 Now

My hubby, that is … busy day and I’m just now getting around to my blog post! Yes, my darling hubby just turned 40 today (2/9). I planned a small surprise party for him at home this evening after supper – he’s not the type who enjoys going out very often, especially on a weeknight, [...]

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Looking for Inspiration?

Have you ever arrived at a place where you get “writer’s block” or you’re simply bored with what you’re doing and need inspiration? Sometimes it helps to look for the “bright spots” in your life and your work – the things you excel in, the things that make you happy, the people you enjoy – [...]

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WOW Wednesday

I don’t mean WOW as in World of Warcraft, either! I mean WOW, as in AMAZING! My day got off to an incredibly wonderful and amazing start, with a host of good news and divine confirmation about being on the right track! Some of the biggest news is that we finally arrived at a very [...]

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