Becoming A Grandmother

Over a year ago I became a grandmother for the first time after our older son and his wife had a beautiful baby girl named Penelope. I had always wanted a girl myself but we had two boys, who are the best of friends. In hindsight, two boys worked for us. They shared many common … Continue reading Becoming A Grandmother →

When Life Delivers Blows, Try to Remain Positive

Me in my hospital bed On my way to a planned 9 day guided tour vacation with my husband to Sicily on Tuesday, I fell on the outside stairs and broke my wrist in several places. So straight to the emergency room we went and not to the airport for our flight to Sicily for … Continue reading When Life Delivers Blows, Try to Remain Positive →

Three Authors Take on Being Lost

I am a member of the Torrevieja Writers' Circle in Spain and we have weekly prompts to encourage people to write something if they don't already have a topic in mind. This last week the prompt was simply the word "Lost." Here are three writers' takes on this topic for your reading pleasure. Photo by … Continue reading Three Authors Take on Being Lost →

Five Star Review of Life Lessons on Amazon.es

Here is a recent review of my second book from a reader posting on Amazon in Spain. It is an anthology of life lessons and is similar to the format of Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. To see the review you can search for my book on Amazon.es or simply read it … Continue reading Five Star Review of Life Lessons on Amazon.es →

A Life of Abundance

List 30 things that make you happy. Not necessarily in order of importance. 1. Our sons 2. My husband 3. My sisters and brother 4. The good memories I have of my parents 5. Listening to music 6. Our cat and dog 7. My friends 8. Living in Spain 9. Remembering all the places I … Continue reading A Life of Abundance →

The Great Disruption or the Great Awakening?

2020, the first year of the Great Disruption. It had been 100 years since our last pandemic. We were due for another one and Covid-19 obliged us. Most everyone suffered. Millions died. The world was turned upside down. All the things that brought us joy were no longer allowed: No hugs or kisses. No parties. … Continue reading The Great Disruption or the Great Awakening? →

Lesson Eight: We are all connected

“All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We do not weave the web of life, we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” – Chief Seattle Baby birds sitting in the nest on top of palm leaf The other day, I got to … Continue reading Lesson Eight: We are all connected →