Finding Hope in This Crazy World
As a musician I occasionally enter contests with my songs. Imagine my surprise when SongwriterUniverse notified me that I won Song of the Month for August 2025! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus! The song I entered was "Rise Above It All". It was a remake of my 15 year old song "Stand". Just had to dust... Continue Reading →
Quotes for Memorial Day • Home of the free, because of the brave.”• I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," - Nathan Hale• "Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay,"• "Heroism is not only in the man, but in the... Continue Reading →
A mother is a person like no other. Here are a few inspirational Mother's Day Quotes with a Playlist I created to honor Moms. Inspirational Mother's Day Quotes “Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother.” – Unknown “The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that... Continue Reading →
Famous Earth Day Quotes “We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” – Maya Angelou “I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”— Mother Teresa The earth is the Lord’s, and all its... Continue Reading →
I finally planted some roses this year. I had my stepmom and my daughter both give me a pink rose bush for Mothers Day. I planted them both side by side in my front yard. They bloomed beautifully all summer and then fall came here in Wisconsin. We have had had two frosts in the... Continue Reading →
Have you ever played with a magnet? It draws metal to it by its nature. It doesn't have to think about it, do something special or do anything to earn it. it just does it, because that is what it was created to do. Gratitude is a Magnet for Miracles! Are you grateful today? If... Continue Reading →
Hard times reveal true friends. I had a hard day today. I think it was just all the stress of everyday life piling up on me. But I had friends at work who helped me see beyond today. Friends who showed me kindness when I lost it. Friends who gave me hugs and prayed for... Continue Reading →
Here in America we really celebrate our FREEDOM. But what are we using our Freedom for? That is what I am pondering today. According to the Dictionary FREEDOM is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government. the... Continue Reading →
Yes, our American Families look different today than 50 years ago. Today many dads have walked out on their children. Today many Fathers have chosen to abuse their children. Today may be a hard day for all the Single Moms and kids in that position. I have been a single mom - it sucks! Being... Continue Reading →
Cupid’s Arrow Write an ode to someone or something you love. Bonus points for poetry! This is today's daily post. I don't really believe in Cupid. Some little fat dude with wings and arrows that shoots at you. Nope. Not real. I believe that love comes from God and He is the one who... Continue Reading →
"For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning." ― T.S. Eliot "Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive... Continue Reading →
The glory is coming! Do you feel it? I saw a glimpse of it the other night on a sunset. One of those sunsets that take your breath away! I was driving 65 mph on I-90 and I still had to snap a picture. I wanted to stop and just crawl into that sky. God... Continue Reading →
