How we treat people and animals that have no power over us says the most about our character. It’s a simple equation. It doesn’t take too many variables into consideration. But it takes the right ones: Power + Respect Recently, I have been having a great time observing a mama goose who decided to make…
Category: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday: The Story of Nature
I love this time of year. It seems like everything is growing, blooming and multiplying. Soon we’ll have mama ducks and ducklings tying up lanes of traffic as they cross the road on the way to their favorite water park. I’ve always appreciated this about animals. As much as we grow, domesticate and urbanize ourselves…
Thankful Thursday: Have You Seen Sleepy?
Strange as it may sound, lawn ornaments, garden gnomes, dwarfs, garden fairies and some road work paraphernalia have found their way into our family lore. Some families golf together, others play tennis, we traffic in a different sort of family togetherness. Growing up in a small town there is really only so much trouble to…
Thankful Thursday: Walk in the Light
I am a believer in signs and many of you might be as well. Sometimes, though, I judge where my signs come from as if they need to always be high-brow or impressive in some way. This week while perusing Instagram… I know, see I already warned you this is going to be low-class medium,…
Thankful Thursday: Keeping Up with Kardashians, Auto-Correct
When the going gets tough, we apparently act like we’re the Kardashians. I know! I was surprised too! Our extended and immediate family has been working through a difficult time and everyone is stressed and our Mom has been going on little to no sleep for more than a week. Needless to say, that usually…
Thankful Thursday: Mama Nature You’re So Funny
Sometimes you need a reality check in order to appreciate what you actually have especially if it’s not exactly what you want. Spring has, theoretically, arrived and I have spent my fare share of moments lamenting that it’s not that warm, not that sunny, not that nice out. Well The Mama of All Mamas clearly…
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