Happy Friday the 13th

More blogs on this topic Happy Friday 13th Today is Friday the 13th. According to calendarr.com, it’s also National Sewing Machine Day, National Weed Your Garden Day and World Softball Day. I haven’t sewed in years, I already did all the weeding a couple of weeks ago, and I’m probably the least sports-minded person on the planet. Case in point, back when I lived in Florida, hubby and I were driving north on Interstate 75

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It’s Zaturday! A Day for Love

More blogs on this topic It’s Zaturday, the day we (Ziggy and Zorro) take over Mommy’s blog. Zorro here. Mommy says yesterday was Valentine’s Day, a day for showing love. Ziggy and I don’t know anything about Valentine’s Day, but we know all about love. We know Mommy and Daddy love us, because they feed us really yummy food. When they’re in the kitchen making another batch, it smells sooooo good! I like to get

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Handy Resources for Moving with Pets – Sans Stress

More blogs on this topic Photo by Tran Mau Tri Tam on Unsplash Moving can be ruff, especially for pet parents. You may be worried about keeping your furkids safe and happy, all while trying to find the purr-fect home and plan a stress-free move. I’m here to let you in on a few secrets that will set your mind at ease and help you keep your move organized from start to happy tails. Let’s

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New Year’s Resolutions – Succeed by Keeping them Realistic

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I just googled “Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions” and found several that appeared on almost everyone’s list. Lose weight (on every list I checked) Get in shape (a/k/a exercise more) Get organized Spend less/save more Quit smoking Learn a new skill or hobby Spend more time with family and friends Travel more Enjoy/live life to the fullest Adopt a healthier lifestyle (i.e., reduce stress, sleep more, eat healthier) These are all great

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Radio Interview

Recently, I was invited to be a guest on the syndicated radio show, Joy on Paper. The host, Patzi, posted a great review of my book Bodyguard for Christmas, as well as a recording of the interview. For a link to both, click here.

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Event of a Lifetime (or at least a decade)

More blogs on this topic Last week, most of America tuned in for a spectacular celestial show. I don’t remember ever being this excited about an eclipse. Then again, I’ve never had the opportunity to experience a total one. I was blessed to have family right in the path of totality. So the Saturday before the big event, hubby and I loaded up the cat and dog and our solar glasses and headed for Murphy,

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Freedom is Never Free

More blogs on this topic All gave some; some gave all Today, all over America people will honor the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom. With a son-in-law who is in his 20th year with the Navy, a brother-in-law who retired from the Air Force, and a dear friend who finished 27 years with the Army, I am especially touched by the sacrifices our soldiers and their families make

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Help for Rough Times

Whenever I’m going through rough times, I often think, “Will this even be an issue a year from now? Usually the answer is no. Oftentimes the things that worry me and so occupy my thoughts today have resolved themselves within six, two, even one month, and new concerns have taken their place. Julie Jobe has a better question, which is represented by the acronym DIME–“Does it matter eternally?” Yesterday, on her blog, “Redeemed Hope Dweller,”

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Coloring – Not Just for Kids

On Mother’s Day, I received the usual flowers and sweet card from my hubby. But this time, he got me something different – an adult coloring book. It’s titled Color Me Fearless and is split into seven themed sections: Courage, Strength, Resilience, Confidence, Power, Adventure and Freedom. This desert scene with cacti represents resilience. Very fitting, wouldn’t you say? These designs are in the “Freedom” section: Ziggy doesn’t have to worry about falling, at least not from

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