Decluttering: Practical Tips Part I

Decluttering: Practical Tips Part I

Before we moved from Alaska to Texas, we decided we should sell most of our furniture and buy new once at our destination. We also wanted to sell items we knew we weren’t going to need anymore, such as our chain saw and log splitter. We were pretty sure there would be...
Planning Tomorrow

Planning Tomorrow

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” -Karen Lamb If I had the chance to change the calendar, I would move January to the Spring. As we come out of Winter hibernation, nature and people seem to filled with new life. We have more energy, are a little...
The People in our Lives

The People in our Lives

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come.  We have only today. Let us begin.” -Mother Theresa   This December has been difficult. Among other important dates, it marks my parents’ wedding anniversary. They would have celebrated 45 years of marriage....
The Letter

The Letter

“Time going by fast is an opportunity to refocus on what is most important in life.” – my mother I was going through some of the things I brought from my mom’s house that I want to organize into a legacy scrapbook. There are letters between her and my dad,...
Hunting Down Peace

Hunting Down Peace

“Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.” Menachem Begin Peace…This...