Hello, readers! Welcome to my weekly review where I share my precious week with you. Tonight, I am writing to you from a random Hampton Inn in Bedford, Indiana. It’s over 3 hours away from our home in the region. I’ll explain why soon! This week had sad endings, new beginnings, face paintings, and family... Continue Reading →
Today I Noticed: ‘Tis Autumn
The other day, as I was sitting in my home office swiveling left-to-right in my chair, I was listening to Lullaby of the Leaves by Ella Fitzgerald on the ‘Tis Autumn playlist on Spotify. As I listened carefully to the lyrics, images from my childhood started flooding my mind. One specific memory came straight to... Continue Reading →
Drive
Whenever I hear Alan Jackson sing Drive (For Daddy Gene), I can’t help but think about my dad teaching me to drive in our church parking lot. We used his red Jeep Grand Cherokee, and when I practiced parking I hit the gas instead and we flew over the parking block into the street. We... Continue Reading →
What Could Have Been
Whenever I hear Noah Kahan’s song Homesick, and he sings “I got dreams but I can't make myself believe themSpend the rest of my life with what could have been” It hits deep. Thats why the line sticks with me. I have dreams. I always have and always will. I’ve never been good at believing... Continue Reading →
An Odd Time to Be Alive
I can't stop thinking about what an odd, yet interesting, time we're living in right now. This is just something that's been in my head the last couple of weeks and I'm finally writing it down. Time feels like it's going by so fast and I don't like it. It feels like there's never a... Continue Reading →
Today I Noticed: A Reminder to Enjoy Life
I recently finished Kenny Chesney's book, Heart Life Music. It was a good book and I enjoyed it thoroughly. As most of my readers know, I'm a big fan of his music. Now, I'm also a big fan of him as an individual. The way he lives his life left me so inspired. Honestly, I... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 79
We had some whacky spring weather here in the region this past week. One day it was snowing, the next it was 70 degrees, and my sinuses are not taking it well. The week also brought wholesome moments, a "first" experience for Mr. O (that I didn't realize until it was too late), another beautiful... Continue Reading →
Today I Noticed: Wrapping Up the Week
On Sunday I realized something about myself. It's something I can't believe took me this long to realize and even put into words. If you didn't know, I write my Weekly Reivew posts every Sunday. I write about the happenings in my life from Monday through Sunday, diligently keeping track of moments throughout the week.... Continue Reading →
Every Inch
Found this quote recently and it stuck with me.
