Hobbits, Clouds, and a Good Book

  I think I might be a hobbit! I’m brief in stature, I love small habitats, and I tuck easily into corners. I would be easy to overlook if it weren’t for my color-wheel wardrobe and my red bandana. It’s become my hallmark and it accomplishes so many purposes: it not only tames cow licks…

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My Tool Box…

The men in my world–hubby, two adult sons, two grandsons–are all about tools. I always know what I can buy them at holiday time. Whether it’s a gadget for the garage, kitchen or barbecue, it’s a surefire way to make points. One Christmas, Les gave our sons each a fancy-dancy, fully loaded toolbox, and I…

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"Working Our Way Toward a Full-Heart" Part 1

Because I was an agoraphobic for several years and now travel almost weekly encouraging others, many people contact me to help them deal with their tangles of emotions. Here are a few things I share with them. They will seem too simple but trust me they work. If what you are doing in your life…

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Orange you glad…

Orange you glad… I am. I love orange. Especially in the Fall. Take the leaves…no really take the leaves they are strewn across my yard like confetti after New Years. And while they present a challenge to collect up they are a present to Autumn’s landscape and my eyes, as the maple designs flicker like…

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