Thank you Thursday

Nov 7, 2013

Here in Central Ohio, we are having a lovely Autumn.  The garden flowers lasted much longer, it seems, than past years. The weather is just now starting to get chilly.  The sunrises have been spectacular of late. There hasn’t been a lot of rain, so the leaves...

Thank you Thursday

Oct 17, 2013

I remember the days when we lived check-to-check, barely able to afford the basics, let alone any nice-to-haves. We had all the important things; healthy kids, a nice place to live, strong family bonds nearby.  But, as many  young couples experience, there was no...

Thank you Thursday

Oct 10, 2013

There is a wonderful bike path, part of the Ohio Erie Trail, that my husband and I enjoy riding on four to five days a week. Unfortunately, those opportunities are dwindling as the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler. Before I move to indoor exercise for...

Thank you Thursday

Oct 3, 2013

Last weekend, our daughter texted us a photo of her baby boy, held up to an apple tree branch by his Dad, staring down a red, ripe apple just begging to be plucked off the branch.  A short time later, she sent another picture; this time it was her, holding our...

Thank you Thursday

Sep 26, 2013

I have a unique opportunity tonight. Well, me and 50,000 other people! We get to see Mariano Rivera pitch in his last regular season game as a New York Yankee, perhaps his final game ever. (As I write this, there is still a tiny hope for post-season play; a teeny,...

Thank you Thursday

Sep 19, 2013

Last Friday, I spent an hour with two members of the 30 Lines team*. As a graduation gift, my daughter and her husband gave me a blog redo. Let’s face it, Being Fully Present is more past than present and an update is long overdue!  There is definitely work to...