Life is filled with opportunities for conducting experiments. My first memorable experiment happened when my parents had moved our then small family into a new house. My mother had left a pair of tweezers lying around. I noticed an outlet on the wall at my level… would they fit? They did! And the shower of…
Category: Being Courageous
Overcoming fear, adversity, what if?, setbacks and nay sayers; facing reality
The Reflective Season
Where I live, we’ve hit the time of year when nights are long and days are all to brief. And in Ohio, the sun doesn’t shine often enough to suit me. A friend invited me to go see her on the Gulf of America and I’m thinking about how great that could be. My best…
Where Does Help Come From?
How are you, my friend? I hope you’re enjoying this amazing Autumn season. The trees in my neighborhood seem to be conspiring to keep their greenery as long as possible. Only today have a seen the slightest paling of their leaves. I’m looking forward to an explosion of color Earlier this week I had the…
Is Journaling Worth It?
Thoughts on the value of keeping a thought record.
Where The High Road Takes You
A warm welcome to Sharon’s Writers Tidbits, Jeremy Empie, DHtracybrinkman, and Tony “T-Bird” Burgess. It’s great having you join us! I stood outside this morning looking at a marigold plant with two blooms. One facing down, the other looking up. One looking tired and beat down, the other appearing to be filled with joy and…
PERCEPTION
One of my memories of Peggy is a slightly chubby high school girl with shiny, long red hair. When called upon in class, she answered questions with wide eyes and a quiet, faltering voice. Though incredibly smart, she seemed unsure of her place in the world. She wore sweaters over her clothes to hide the…
What Mattered Then?
Where were you in October of 2019? What were you doing? What were you thinking about? What were you worried about? My business was in its early stages, I was a few months into college-level classes, and two new clients were starting new books within weeks of each other. My semi-retired husband was the primary…
The Beginning is Here
When YeHoVaH brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter,And our tongue with singing:Then said they among the nations,YeHoVaH has done great things for them.3 Jehovah has done great things for us,Whereof we are glad.4 Turn again our captivity, O YeHoVaH,As the streams in the…
Tumbleweeds or Oak Trees
Teresa Lund is a supporter, encourager, and fantastic writer in her own right. She volunteered to write posts for me this year while I struggled with loss, the resulting lack of words, and mild depression. She always reached out to strengthen just when I really thought I couldn’t take another breath. Her posts really touched…
How I Got Up
How are you holding up? Where are you finding your strength over these trying times? What are you struggling with since the shutdowns and lock downs started? Normally, I don’t post in the middle of the week, but this is a bonus post for all my faithful followers. Since December, I’ve worked long hours from…
The Truth about Faith
I have a little surprise for all of you. This week the post is from a bright young man in our congregation, Yuri Weisberger. When I heard this message, I had to share it with all of you. If you like it, be sure to comment so we can encourage his writing gift. What is…
And Now, Over to You
So I bet you’ve been coming here for a while, at least long enough to know that what I’m going to do next, I have never done before. And that is, opening up the floor so we can all hear from you! I would love to hear your best positivity story and I think our…
Juli Ocean 