Take a bird’s eye view of the situation before choosing to react. A change in position can change everything. Today while thinking about what to write and what to title this blog entry.. I remembered how seeing things from a different perspective can be so helpful! A bird’s eye view can be an attempt or…

I will forever love chasing sunsets with you, John Klassen! I will never forget those moments till the day I am gone! In all the chaos.. it feels so special to go to one of “our spots” to let the day unwind. Every sunset is one of a kind! These past few weeks have had…

Time is relative; its only worth depends upon what we do as it is passing… as Albert Einstein says! Currently I am waiting out a situation.. to let it simmer down. What I do know is, WORDS MATTER! When navigating being a parent to adult kids it can be so challenging! We must let them…

If there is anything I have learned in my forty-two years of living .. it is that we must be resilient! You can be experiencing extremely difficult times and still seek and find joy! It is up to us individually how we respond! My advice to anyone is always, “do what you can live with!”…

Suru, only the good Lord could have known how much my heart needed you yesterday.. when you came to help on some of the finishing details for our soon-to-be grand baby’s Baby Shower! You are always making people’s days with your beautiful locally grown flowers!💐 I look forward to our friendship continuing to grow! You…

The gift of healing is one of the best gifts in the world. Although, we must face all the hard parts in order for it to all become less blurred! Last night included a heart-to-heart with our girl. For Aleah.. adulthood is coming at her fast and in a whirl! We know she’s going to…

In the storm of life and literal storms in Kansas.. good people still exist! Bryan, owner of Legacy Roofing and his crew started the second roof replacement (in the two years we’ve lived here) on our home yesterday… this group of guys are hardworking and honest! We had a painful and heartbreaking experience with a…

Keep sparkling.. even when life gets hard! Find your innermost inspiration and play that card! Never settle or let your light get too dim. Afterall, if you don’t shine your light.. how are you going to win? Winning at life is squeezing out all the joy! Seeking happiness, even while experiencing hard things.. should be…

I CAN’T THINK OF ANY BETTER REPRESENTATION OF BEAUTY THAN SOMEONE WHO IS UNAFRAID TO BE HERSELF. Honestly, life gets better when you take time to learn who you are and allow yourself to shine through to others! For a good part of my life I held back because I didn’t want others to not…

Always live your life like a tourist.. see the unexpected! Never stop looking for uncommon.. honestly, all “stuff” and people are interconnected! Take the picture! .. live your own adventure! Tell others and strangers alike the compliment you are thinking.. for it’s truly what carries us and keeps us really LIVING! Believe all things are…