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(Pinterest: Lovelife.typepad.com) Dear Reader: Haven’t we all heard the expression “Make your life worth living?”  When I came across this poster, however, I realized that this was the right message, because the only way to make our lives worth living … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Since my savings definitely took a dip from all the home renovations…(a well-worth-it dip…but still a dip)…I have been trying to get creative by using old “stuff” in new places to fix up other areas of the house. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Within the “Ya” friendship circle lately…there has been a lot of chaos spreading out among us. Health concerns for our children, grandchildren, financial worries, unexpected renovations, and unexpected health issues for Libby and Jackson. So when I saw … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was the day of the dirt, and nails, and hangers, and lots and lots of “stuff” bags… stuffed into the back of my car to take to Goodwill. Whew! I am back on my mission of de-cluttering … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I pulled out a book on poems the other day…this beautiful picture that Joan drew (a few years ago) slipped out where I had marked a piece of prose that seemed to match this painting. This is … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Isn’t there something quite special about September? In our family… birthdays reign throughout the month…but that isn’t the reason. I have never quite been able to explain the different feel to this month before I read an article … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: “Nature is the living, visible garment of God.” Goethe Now I will never have to wonder again what God will be wearing tomorrow….a thought I have had since a child….”What does God wear every day?” After coming across … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When Rutledge, Lachlan, and Mollie arrived yesterday (amidst the driling and hammering of new windows) Rutledge called out to me “I want Hope, Boo Boo”…“I want Hope, Boo Boo”! I knew, of course, he was referring to the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday about half of my fourteen vinyl windows were installed and the workers are finishing the rest today. I got so excited, after the first window was installed, that I ran around both sides of my home opening … Continue reading →

(*This Title Message Art Work was created by Kristen Delap…an artist who specializes in “Lettering, Inscriptions, Musings, and Momentos”- Check out her blog on kdelap.com- She recently wrote a wonderful blog on patience…I needed to practice a lot of it … Continue reading →