Back to Blogging

It's been almost a year since my last post. Last year was marked with illness in my family. It's easy to hide behind a blog post/Facebook status full of pretty pictures and give the impression that life is always happy,...

Gratitude for 2016 and Looking Ahead at 2017

2016 was an incredibly full year. It was so chockful of events, surprises, joys, triumphs, celebrations, and adventures that I cannot even name them all in a blog post. I thought that maybe I could put together a Shutterfly photobook...

Needing Some Assistance – Please Answer my Polls

  When I started this blog almost three years ago, it was so I could learn about wordpress blogging for my job. Little did I know, I would enjoy it so much. At first, I thought my blog would be...

Thank you for the welcome!

I am grateful to the WordPress community for the welcome I have received since I joined earlier this year. As I have stated in earlier posts, I have been amazed by the diverse community of bloggers who share their gifts...

Trying out a New Theme

I've been searching around for a different theme. It's not that I was unhappy with the last one but I was thinking that maybe there is one that just fits better. At this point I do not want to pay...

The Rewards of Blogging

I am amazed by all the gifted writers and photographers  I have met since joining the WordPress family in February.  Seeing through their eyes has encouraged me to pause and see things in a different angle, and to marvel at...

Both Writer and Reader

This is an excerpt from today's entry in my journal: "This morning Hubby (I used his real name in my journal - obviously) told me that I should get some rest, but I realized what he really meant was "you've been crabby, touchy, whiny, glum,...

Thinking in Blog

I'm new to the blogging world, having just started this past February.  During these past few weeks, I have encountered a new habit of thought.  Oftentimes, I find myself thinking in blog.  I assume that this is commonplace among writers...