• Home
  • Freelance services
In my own words

  • Home
  • faith
  • life after 50
  • nature
  • pets
  • photography
  • travel
  • writing
  • Home
  • faith
  • life after 50
  • nature
  • pets
  • photography
  • travel
  • writing

Blog topics

  • Home
  • faith
  • life after 50
  • nature
  • pets
  • photography
  • travel
  • writing
  • #atozchallenge,  flowers,  nature,  spring,  writing

    “P”ansies

    April 18, 2019 / 1 Comment

    Pansies have been one of my favorite flowers since I was a child. I love the color combinations (deep blues and purples with dots of yellow and white). These pansies were just planted at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods where I work, and a few days later, we received a cold, wet snowfall. I walked by them and they were all curled up, as if they were trying to keep warm. I thought for sure they were dying, and that our late-spring weather had done them in. Several days passed and they sprung back as hearty as ever! The weather warmed up again, spring has continued, and so have these pansies. Although they…

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  jewelry,  nature

    “O”nyx and agate

    April 17, 2019 / 5 Comments

    Creativity in its many forms is not limited to humans. Stones tell amazing tales of when they were formed in the Earth.

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  faith,  travel,  writing

    “N”otre-Dame catches fire

    April 16, 2019 / 5 Comments

    Notre-Dame's spiritual message and presence lives on in each of us.

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  antique,  photography,  writing

    “M”odern or not

    April 15, 2019 / 2 Comments

    What does an old bike like this have to say? What tales would it tell?

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  Celebrate the Small Things,  life after 50

    “L”ive worms

    April 13, 2019 / 5 Comments

    Why do we insist on using the word "live" before things that should be universally understood. Oy!

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  life after 50,  memories,  writing

    “K”indergarten

    April 12, 2019 / 7 Comments

    Memories of kindergarten and less than 6-degrees of separation. Amazing!

    Read More
  • #amwriting,  #atozchallenge,  Indiana,  nature,  photography

    “J”ust because …

    April 11, 2019 / 3 Comments

    Beauty is where you find it. Just look at these sandstone rock formations in Indiana.

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  jewelry,  life after 50,  nature

    “I”olite and other gems

    April 10, 2019 / 2 Comments

    Jewelry made with pretty gemstones can be a relaxing hobby. And, the stones can have a positive effect on you!

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  faith,  life after 50

    Hope for us

    April 9, 2019 / 2 Comments

    I’m a bit behind on the A to Z Challenge and I could easily breeze through the alphabet with a photo and long cutline. Photo by Diane Weidenbenner. I want to be authentic in this challenge or why do it? Right? So, I wish to talk about hope. It’s the Easter season so if there is a time to believe in “hope,” this is it. I recently found out something hurtful and I’m having trouble getting over it. As tiny in the universe as I am, Christ has reaffirmed with me that I matter. When I was in college, I got in a debate with a friend of mine who…

    Read More
  • #atozchallenge,  life after 50,  nature,  spring

    “G”rateful for daffodils

    April 8, 2019 / 6 Comments

    Like in life, sun-loving daffodils sometimes need to have obstacles removed for them to reach their full potential.

    Read More
12345

Sign-up for the enewsletter to keep in touch.

Popular topics

#amwriting #atozchallenge #CTST #IWSG #RevofKindness birds blessings cancer cats Celebrate the Small Things Christian Christian living Christmas creativity dog Easter faith family flowers friends friendship garden grace grief humor Indiana Insecure Writer's Support Group inspiration jewelry knee replacement life after 50 love music nature ocean pet adoption pets photography rural life spring travel wildlife winter women over 50 writing

Awesome group:

Writing resources and supportive writers all in one lovely area!

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Ashe Theme by Royal-Flush - 2026 ©
  • Home
  • faith
  • life after 50
  • nature
  • pets
  • photography
  • travel
  • writing