Lessons I hope I taught my daughters over the past 38 years or so!
Tag: Being True to Yourself
Winds of Change + Prime Rib & Hamburger Beef Barley Soup
So, we have decided to sell our house and I am finding myself being both terrified and excited at once. I had a recent conversation with my oldest and I was saying that I’m just ready to get this done…….get the house ready, pick a realtor, sell the house, etc, ec. And she said that’s…
Mountains to Molehills
I’m not too proud to say I can turn a molehill into a mountain but it can always go back the other way
And Just Like That, My Body is Telling Me It is Time to Pivot
Well, this was unexpected. When your MS makes you pivot, you have no other options but to pivot.
My Action Plan for MS Flares & Smoked Burnt Ends Pork Belly
Why having an action plan to deal with an MS flare-up is vital…….because flares will happen. There will be times that your disease is chaotic and you may need to navigate some choppy water and when that happens, you should be prepared. A flare-up, in simple terms, is a period of time when symptoms of…
The Teacher has Become the Student & Yummy Can’t Be Beat Salmon Loaf
Isn’t it great when your kids grow up and start teaching you lessons? Are you brave enough to hear them?
What do you know about Chronic Illness Burnout? My Favourite Jalapeno Jelly Recipe
I would be shocked if not everyone has suffered from being burned out at one time or another. I for one have been burned out many times in my life and for a variety of reasons. I remember being burned out while raising our young family, I have been burned out at work, I’ve had…
My 2023 Word(s) of the Year plus Bean Soup and Sweet Skillet Cornbread
Why set a word of the year? For me, a word (or words) will be used as a guiding light to provide me with a sense of direction as I go forward into the next 12 months, kind of like a north star to come back to when I feel like I’m faltering or losing…
Little Known Facts about Moi and Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup
Some fun prompts I have discovered to help me in my writing journey and some of the best soup I’ve made to date!
Angry No More
As I do every year on this date (usually a couple of weeks before August 19th actually), I find myself in a time of reflection regarding the loss of my mom. That’s not to say that I don’t think about her other times through the year, but the weeks leading up to her birthday, my…