One summer, my husband I bought a Kayak. I’d done a lot of research and found an inflatable one with excellent reviews that fit our budget and space constraints. We had both canoed before, and Jack had once owned a sailboat. A kayak is a little different, and an inflatable differs from a hard body….
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Flowers for Your Soul
Dare I pause amid the onslaught to enjoy a few hours away from the office?
When You Sing
As a gift, I received from my daughter a little book called, What I Love About Mom. The book sets up a sentence and she filled in the blanks. I had a good chuckle over a few of them. If you were a scent, you’d be Warm OceanBreeze. But one of her responses took my breath…
The Tale of Two Dogs
Once upon a time there were two dogs. One dog was small, super friendly, but very sick. The other was bigger, more guarded and very old. Both dogs needed to take medication twice a day which was fine, until the dog owners needed to go out of town for the weekend. Soon, they found a…
Beautiful Things
There are times I’ve looked at my life and seen only lost opportunities, broken relationships, and devastating mistakes. My attempts to move forward in different careers or straighten out finances were tripped up by numerous setbacks and delays. Even now, I can point to others who raised their children better, found their perfect mate and lived…
Are You Making Room for Big Rocks?
Priorities determine how far we get in life. Imagine with me if you will, an empty glass jar. Next to it are three fist-sized rocks, river stones, pebbles, sand, and a cup of tea. The jar represents our day. If we pour into our jar a lot of sand, which represents all the small stuff,…
Are You Up to the Challenge?
We can never know what is going on in another person’s life at any given moment. If someone is on your mind or crosses your path and you feel compelled to reach out, or speak to them or say a kind word, I challenge you to act. It may be the perfect time for someone to…
It’s Easy for You [Part two]
Last week we left off with Callie, the young woman at the beginning of her adult life who discovered that she had choices. She wasn’t ready for marriage or the responsibility of raising a child. The father of the baby wanted to marry but didn’t want to work. Callie struggled with drinking and substance abuse and…
It’s Easy for You [Part One]
Maybe you’ve heard these, “It’s easy for you to _________ because ______.” “It’s easy for you to be fit you’ve always been healthy” “It’s easy for you to be positive, nothing bad ever happened to you.” “It’s easy for you to be happy, your life is all together.” Some people tend to judge our current state of…
The Gift of Loss
Written by Libby Taffin Sooner or later, life hands out a season of painful loss and change. There will come a time when the bottom seems to fall out of everything, and the feeling of plunging deep into a dark, dark pit seems uncontrollable. Much like a dream experienced in the depth of night that…
The Tongue of Life & Death
“How do you make the switch from a negative mindset to a positive one?” It begins with a simple process: awareness, reflection & rephrasing.
Juli Ocean 