“Just when I think I have leaned the way to live, life changes.” Hugh Prather And that’s a wrap for year one for Girlchild2…and year three for Girlchild1! Cannot believe where the time has gone this year….It was literally just yesterday when I took Girlchild2 off on her new adventure at college, and now she…
June 16: Father’s Day and birthday celebrations from afar
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage” Lao Tzo I seem to be including a lot of sunrise photos at the moment…perhaps this is the time of day when I am most aware of the gift of each new day. Today was a hard one for me…being…
June 15: In case you forget where you are
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believe in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw”. Nelson Mandela It is very sad to see that the democracy that has been alive in this beautiful country for over 20 years has still resulted in a threat to safety and…
June 14: Sunrise that never disappoints
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you” Frank Lloyd Wright Nature is a reminder that there is always a new day, and that we can put the sadness and sorrows of yesterday behind us and look towards a new day, a new tomorrow, thanks to our Creator. I am…
June 11: Chicago skyline
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react” Charles R. Swindon I have made the decision the embrace life, no matter. This has been a culmination of a number of years of semi midlife crisis, followed by an empty nest. Anyway, I have chosen to find gratitude in what I can,…