I just love seeing all the new in spring. Not only the new flowers and new grass, but new baby animals that we get to see around Easter at the farms and petting zoos, and I am blessed to be welcoming a new baby niece in a few weeks. All this newness is a beautiful symbol of innocence. The purity and unadulterated innocence that just makes the center of your chest get all warm and fuzzy. That warm and fuzzy feeling in our chest has been well studied lately, and is being referred to as …
Wake Up Buttercup – Spring Clean Your Soul
I don’t know about you, but I am so very happy to see Spring this year. It has been a particularly wintery winter in my part of the world, a lot of snow, a lot colder than the previous years, and it lingered longer than I would have liked. But here we are! Time to wake-up! Nature has all the signs. The buds are appearing on the branches, the crocuses are popping out of the ground and we bears are shaking off the hibernation habits. We are crawling out of our ruts of staying home more often …
Heart Attack – When A Loved One Dies
In late November, my husband had a heart attack. I waited a few months before I shared in this space about what happened to him. Almost immediately, I started to hear from those I know in the social media arena how I'd delivered a wake up call to them or to someone they knew. I received comments that they had forwarded my post to their husband, father, or friend. I am happy for that. It is a reality I wish on no one. A few days ago, I received a message from a woman I know via Twitter. We …
