by Joanne | Jul 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
By the time the end of the school year had come, I was ready for summer. I was ready for a rest. A sabbatical of sorts. I love the stillness of both the early mornings and the late nights. Quiet. No TV, no voices, no demands. Nothing pulling at me to get a piece of...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
(picture from Wikipedia – public domain) It is so easy to jump on the band wagon. You know the band wagon effect …. to do or say or think a particular way because everyone else is doing so to go along with a popular trend to go along with the crowd The...
by Joanne | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
{{Today is Friday!!! It is the day I link with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Here is how it works…. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. We all write on the same word.}) While Lisa Jo is taking a break, we will be linking at...
by Joanne | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
I sat on our back steps watching the two of them work together – my husband, who has always been strong and the one everyone leaned on and my son, fully grown and married. They talked and laughed as they assembled a new barbeque. What else would men be putting...
by Joanne | Jul 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
My blogging friend, Holly, invited me to this blog hop. I met Holly through our blogs and the comments we shared. Then I signed up for an (in)courage group which she was one of the leaders. Holly is genuine and her posts always give me cause to think. Her warmth and...
by Joanne | Jul 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
{{Today is Friday!!! It is the day I link with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Here is how it works…. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. We all write on the same word.}) And today the word is …. Exhale. On any given day, I ...