Nicole Alaina
From the moment you hold your granddaughter in your arms for the very first time, everything changes. She makes your world bigger and your heart fuller, and life simply means more because she’s in it.
Hard Days Part II
I’ve fallen into a rut – a deep one. Extreme stress is a double-edged sword. It can push you through the most difficult challenges until it takes you out at the knees. The aftermath is real and can be really painful. Now the choice is bitter or better. At this point I’m somewhere in-between. So […]
Two Keys – One Way through Hard Days
It’s been over a year since I wrote “Persevere” and “The Finish Line,” but the thoughts I had then have become even more relevant to me now. Back then, I had a vision and a plan. I was giving it all I had to finish a daily devotional, write regularly and gain followers to further […]
Millionaire
We just celebrated a very special Mother’s Day – our three generations together with the fourth on the way! Talia and Donnie are expecting their first baby – a little girl due in July!! It was a happy day for all and my sister Pam even surprised us! She doesn’t live close by but made […]
Learning Curve
I haven’t had time to write over the last couple months but I’m thankful to say that things are looking up. Prioritizing or frequently shifting gears isn’t the easiest thing to do but all of us have to. It’s part of learning and having a purposeful life. In general, it’s time and effort but that’s […]
It’s Personal
I’ve decided not to publish what I was writing about recently. My thoughts were critical of some people with poor attitudes: the pitiful, “woe is me” one in the office, the ‘friend’ who “missed the boat”, as well as some family matters I can’t understand. What I wrote was very pointed and would have been […]
The Present and The Gift
We, as a country, are presently in turmoil. People have taken matters into their own hands, which is the crux of the problem. Safe to say that we’ve all become critics given extreme political, moral, racial and literal division. I am not at all surprised but nonetheless disheartened. As we approached 2021, people were so […]