Monthly Archives: February 2023

Today is the last day of February and I just returned from a bike ride on the beach. It was rather windy, as it usually is here, but the sun was shining and it was a glorious day. Being able … Continue reading →

If it weren’t for the daily practice of expressing gratitude, I’m certain I would have lost my temper with my pup when she barfed all over the bed at 1 a.m. this morning. The bed whose sheets I’d just changed … Continue reading →

This morning I went to an AA meeting, my first in-person meeting in some time. I hadn’t planned on going; truly, it must have been a Divine nudge. And if it’s one thing I’ve learned in recovery, it’s to pay … Continue reading →

Missing an exit on the highway and driving a little out of the way the other day proved to be a God-wink as we passed a patch of bluebonnets gracefully carpeting a swath of highway median. What an unexpected blessing! … Continue reading →

I wish I could explain the drastic change I have felt within myself recently because it’s been palpable. First it was buying a Bible a few months ago. Then it was reading it most every morning. Three weeks ago I … Continue reading →

I don’t know who James Clear is, but the words force yourself jumped out at me this morning. Finding a gratitude topic that resonates enough to make me want to write about it, and then an appropriate corresponding image to … Continue reading →

As if he read my mind, the president yesterday outlined his plan to end crime and restore law and order in America. It gave me hope for the future; that the craziness of today’s world would soon end. And I … Continue reading →

I’m grateful for all the craziness in the world. I think it’s making even the most asleep and/or stubborn people question what’s real and what isn’t. That’s a good thing. One has to scroll and scroll past many “Look here! … Continue reading →

Forgiveness. Ridding oneself of resentments. It’s uncanny how what one needs to learn is placed right in front of her, if only she has the eyes to see. That one is me. I’m working on both. I’m grateful. It seemed … Continue reading →

Sometimes I marvel at the inner workings of God, because He’s set my heart on forgiving someone who has imparted a tremendous amount of pain and suffering on three people I love very, very much. I don’t want to. And … Continue reading →