“Why are you downcast, oh my soul?” (Psalm 42:5) The Psalmist must have written this in the seasons between Winter and true Spring. Or at least that is what I feel about this present season. I am not a lover
How Do You Find Beauty in Brokenness?
Shattered. Broken. Discarded. A purpose had been served and it was no longer important. Cast aside. For years it just tossed in the ocean until settling off the shores of an Island where it lay in the peacefulness of the
90 Day Challenge to “Spark Yr Beauty”!
Depression. Yes, it comes to me when the leaves on the trees start to fall. I know it triggers a memory from a long time ago. In some ways it is ok as it is a time to remember and
It is Never Too Late to Pursue a Dream!
In the Disney story “Cinderella” there is a song that I continue to sing. It starts with one of the mice asking Cinderella, “What is a dream?” Her answer comes as a song: “A dream is a wish your heart
“Magic Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?”
I grew up with these stories – or fairy tales as they have been known. Walt Disney took some of them and turned the story into something a little more pleasant than the original stories – or at least that
Bloom Where You Are Planted.
I had to stop to take pictures of these flowers. They are growing wild and free along the side of the road. In gravel. One in particular seemed to be reaching out to say, “Hello.” Actually, by zooming in, there
What is Your Favorite Color?
There is a movie that our family has enjoyed watching more than once where there is a very funny scene. In order to cross a bridge, you have to answer correctly three questions. One of the questions is “What’s your
How Do We Define What is ‘Normal’?
As the youngest of four, it felt like I would barely go a few days without someone saying to me “Act your age”. Some people would even say, “Act your age not your shoe size.” Or “Could you be normal
And What is Your Name?
If any of you are familiar with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, then you are likely to be aware of the famous lines Juliet says, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by another other name would smell
When Coffee Really Means Tea
What do coffee and tea and beauty have in common? What we say and think and mean may not always be the same. How do you define beauty?