Author: Barb

  • A Sacred Space Isn’t Only For Humans

    A Sacred Space Isn’t Only For Humans

    I questioned my sanity for a moment, but what my heart prompted me to do, worked out beautifully. Our dogs don’t do well with thunderstorms, but one of them is even scared of rain. I found her curled up in my room and it was simply raining, but to her, it probably sounded like much…

  • My Life is a Meme

  • When You Don’t Have To

    When You Don’t Have To

    When the flooring in your house is wood and tile, but you have one rug in the breezeway. That one rug is where the dog will choose to barf. Sunday afternoons were once spent cleaning house, but I don’t have to anymore. Living solo, the house stays pretty clean and now when I walk through…

  • Finding Water

    Finding Water

    There’s a rooster learning to crow and it sounds nearby. My neighbor across the street showed me her baby chickens months ago, but that’s the thing about baby chicks. You don’t know what you have until they grow. Another neighbor drove by at 8:15 on a Saturday morning. I remember those days when the kids…

  • Dream Up A Good Life

    Dream Up A Good Life

    Over the years, I’ve used Facebook to post things that resonate with me. Kind of like a virtual scrapbook because of their memories feature. This time of year being pumpkin everything, it looks like I used to visit Starbucks…a lot. Quite a few posts have become reality in my life. What I post are photos…

  • Life is Designed to be Fun

    Life is Designed to be Fun

    There are pieces of me that are trying to find their way home. Over time little pieces fall away, or become buried by circumstances, but if they truly want to live in your heart, they’ll find their way back. For this to happen, we need to slow the pace, so stillness is on the schedule…

  • Welcome to the Next Chapter

    Welcome to the Next Chapter

    The first time I saw it was on a walk to the postal store to purchase stamps. Peering through the storefront window at the concrete floor smeared with dust, I assumed the space was being renovated. There was a massive, wood work table encompassing the middle of the room and then, over to the side,…

  • My Life is a Meme

  • The Sound of Comfort

    The Sound of Comfort

    I’m breaking one of my own rules. The rule was to not drink coffee after 2:00 pm, but here we are at 3:15 pm, savoring a fine cup of cold brew. It was intentional and feels rebellious, but some rules are made to be broken dependent of the day. I woke up early because I’ve…

  • My Life is a Meme

    A somewhat painful truth.

  • A Full Tank

    A Full Tank

    Being a single Mom and financially stable, may not coexist at first, but it was the most rewarding season of my life. It’s been a long road, but rest assured the road will lead to greener pastures. The journey of the single Mom offers a continual concern over money. We lived in the country and…

  • My Life is a Meme

  • Practice the Toot

    Practice the Toot

    I went for my morning walk. If I can get out the door by 7:00 am, the air is cool, crisp and a delight to the senses. That didn’t happen this morning, it was more like 8:30 am, but I went anyway. Stepping into my front yard, I hear a car coming down the road,…

  • My Life is a Meme

  • Slow is Free

    Slow is Free

    I was walking the neighborhood, and saw some friends outside, so stopped to say hello. One had a question about tea filters, and the best method for loose-leaf teas. When describing the type bag I use, her husband began nodding his head, like he could envision what I’d described. He said, “I’ll just order some…