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Tacky Is . . .

It may shock you to learn that, despite the high number of times I’ve moved in my adult life (30 times in 45 years), I have not once landscaped a yard (i.e. planted new flower beds & put out “decor”). Every time I’ve moved, I’ve been perfectly content with the...

Shaking it Up — Take 2

Almost two months ago, I shared here that 2025 was (for me) a time for shaking things up. In a perfect example of “people make plans but God determines our steps”, something seemingly trivial occurred within a few days of that declaration and completely shook up my...

Shaking it Up

A few days into 2025, a friend asked if I’d made any New Year’s resolutions. I explained that in response to a not-so-great 2024, I had decided not to resolve anything but simply shake things up in as many ways as I feel led.   So what has that looked like so...

Life’s Melody

The melody of life . . . sometimes a vibrant, uplifting, pleasant score but all too often (to our human liking) a discordant tune or even an oppressive dirge. 2024 was for me largely a time of unharmonious, bleak, and tumultuous tunes. In late-October, though, the...

Reset

Quick backstory: Eleven + months ago, I received an email that delivered a cherry on top of the icing on a 15-year cupcake of loss, adjustment, loss, adaptation, loss . . . Well, I think you get the picture. For over seven months, I struggled almost as much as I did...