by Nancy | Mar 18, 2025 | Encouragement, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Uncategorized
One day I was letting my mind drift…thinking about all the ways Jim and I had failed. We’d failed one another by treating each other so disrespectfully for several years (until we learned better.) Our children were hurt by the conflict we created in their...
by Nancy | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why Sky-Dive? Because it’s the best way to celebrate my eightieth birthday! This past year, I’ve been anticipating my eightieth birthday on March 7, 2025. I celebrated my seventieth by throwing myself a party and taking a glider ride over the Palomar...
by Nancy | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is longer than my usual newsletter, but it’s a story about a lost dog that continues to inspire me so I’m sharing it with you this week! Fall, 1977 It was a crisp November morning. Normally I revel in cool Autumn days, but I hadn’t been able to shake...
by Nancy | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
I spent a good many years resenting my parents. They weren’t all bad. They had good character qualities. And they were people of deep faith. However, they didn’t give me love in the way that I believed I needed it. They weren’t very affectionate or...
by Nancy | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
I began sewing as a child making doll clothes. I graduated to human clothing, slip covers, curtains…whatever I needed for myself, my sons and my home. Quilting, however, began as a Pandemic Survival Skill. So far I’ve made thirty-something quilts. Some...
by Nancy | Feb 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m about to celebrate my eightieth birthday. I know. It’s hard to believe! But I have eight decades of living and millions of memories of people, things and words spoken that changed my life. Some of those events were almost unbearably painful. And yet,...
