I haven’t taken many vacations without my children, but whenever I do, the same unsettling feeling overcomes me before I leave. The last time I got the feeling, it prompted me to write detailed letters to each of my children, which I described in one of my most popular posts, “More Than I Love You.” This time, the unsettling feeling…
Read More
I See Beautiful
The other day I stopped at Walgreens for a few items. It was an extremely hot day and I had just finished exercising. I would have preferred to at least shower before the quick shopping trip, but sunscreen, band-aids, and an anniversary card could not wait until my once-a-week grocery store excursion. I was comparing the (outrageous) price of spray…
Read More
One Happy Island
I recently wrote a post about the fourteenth wedding anniversary excursion I went on with my husband. Many readers saw the sunset photos and inquired where one can find such surreal beauty. The answer is Aruba. And believe it or not, the sunsets are only a fraction of its appeal. This island is very much in its natural state, void…
Read More
The Hands Of Time
There is a special place located in Indiana that was instrumental in setting my Hands Free journey into motion. I wrote about Conner Prairie when I first started this blog. You can read about that day and the Hands Free epiphany that occurred in my post, “Look Up.” Here I am now, on the verge of celebrating my one-year anniversary…
Read More
Where The Sun Doesn’t Shine
*Permission granted to use authentic first name When I began publishing my Hands Free journey seven months ago, I had no idea where it would take me; I had no idea who it would bring me. But I have discovered the most meaningful things are unplanned; the best things happen when you least expect them. This is not my story;…
Read More
Must You Go So Soon?
This is not going to be a pretty message. Nope, nothing pretty about this one. But sometimes life’s most meaningful messages don’t come in pretty packages. This is my story… My oldest daughter received an aquarium for her eighth birthday. The process of immersing herself in the research of all things “fishy” for an entire month leading up to her…
Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- …
- 63
- Next Page »