“Danger? Hah! I walk on the wild side…”
"…I laugh in the face of danger…!"** What? You want me to prove it? We've just returned from a week at Kiawah Island, a naturally beautiful vacation destination that nourishes my soul and spirit, and always-ALWAYS leaves me wanting...
Eden and after
It's been quite a while since I joined Laura Salas' 15 Words or Less poetic challenge and I'm feeling the creative void. Here's my offering for today's photo prompt (please click the icon below if you'd like to join in or simply learn more)....
Swim suit shopping tips for moms
~ A PENSIEVE PSA ~
As a {ahem} 40-something mom of three, I loathe the 5th season of the year: Bathing Suit. In case you weren't aware, it falls smack dab between Spring and Summer and is often overlooked as an official season simply because women over the age of 30...
Black coffee, buttermilk and a glass of nostalgia
1) If I could make the canyon leap from coffee with cream and sugar to unadulterated black, I think I could drink it with dessert (or donuts or anything sweet). Now it's so sugared and creamed it IS dessert. a) ...
What do you do with rotten over-ripe bananas?
When we have bananas that are almost fermenting on the kitchen counter, typically I toss 'em in the freezer to use in the future for strawberry-banana smoothies. This week, instead, when I noticed three past the point of no return, I suddenly craved...
The tension of motherhood
"Young boys should never be sent to bed…they always wake up a day older." ~ J.M. Barrie, "Finding Neverland" As a mom of two teenagers and a tween, I am extremely thankful when I see evidences my youngest is still more...
Kitty faces
Pansies always make me think of my grandmother–a master Bridge player, cook, knitter, imagination weaver…and gardener. The living gateway to her garden was a row of mature boxwoods, edged to the right and left with azaleas and hydrangeas, and the...
Do you have questions about Compassion International?
While I'm still searching for my lost cup of (mo)joe, it seemed like a good time to ask you to chime in with your thoughts, questions, observations or experience with Compassion International. Are you a sponsor? Supporter? Detractor? ...