This is NESTING — Preparing, Waiting, Anticipating
This is NESTING — Preparing, Waiting, Anticipating On Saturday, I went outside to water some plants and I was startled by the fluttering away of a mama dove that had laid two eggs in my fireplace vent outside. I quietly left that area because I wanted her to return to her nest. Then yesterday morning,…
She Opens Her Mouth With Wisdom
Happy Mother’s Day! You know who you are — you either birthed them naturally or are a spiritual and loving “mentor” mom. One of my greatest joys in life is to be a mother….to my own children AND to those God put into my life “to mother”. I left home when I married my husband…
It’s Pay-it-Forward AND Pray-it-Forward Time!
Mentor – a trusted guide, coach, role model, counselor I don’t know where or who I would be were it not for the mentors in my life from a very EARLY age. Since I was “early” in getting married (at 17) and “early” to have a baby (one year later at 18), I needed all…
No Thanks, I Can Do It Myself!
No Thanks, I Can Do It Myself! Self-Sufficiency – self-supporting, self-reliant, self-sustaining, “I’ve watched my dear 95-year-old mother-in-law, who has been quite independent for years, now be willing to let go of that self-sufficiency. Since she uses a walker, I offered to carry her purse and she’d reply “I can carry it myself!” Now, she…