A book a day during the month of November is what I vow. Enjoying every darn minute of this classic walk down memory lane is what I’ll do. & to think, I honest to goodness, really truly believed, 1,011 days ago 29 or so … I would accomplish such a gargantuan task in one month. …

I’m under my sidewalk And here I will stay Maybe a moment Or maybe a day It’s safe and it’s quiet It lends my heart peace Under my sidewalk My happy release I sit and I ponder ’bout life and such things I hide from the noise The world sometimes brings My questions are answered …

I’ve heard my inner voice whisper, on quite a few occasions. And it is, I agree. It really is. & so, I declare, as Husband morning coffee-s his way to waking up, YEP. ! ! It’s A Good One ! ! & sometimes, he’ll read right then and there, most times, he’ll gather a few …

Welp, 9549 it’s really happening, forms have been signed, keys handed over and the process of moving from Point A to Point B has officially begun & yep, Maple Drive surreal, it feels, cause, truth be told, I too, never thought I would ever, EVER exit this town. ♥ HOME ♥ Born. Raised. Stay. Stay. …

It’s been a L O N G while since I’ve sat down with a box of Kleenex and a good ole tear-jerk movie. A very, very long while. Too long, actually. Hey, TearDrop ?? Every so often, whether I feel the need or not, I should. I should plop my bottom down in my cozy …

Very early on, in this quest called, writer, I penned … My Something & oh, Religion to this day, I find you near impossible to comprehend. You see, for me, it’s about and and And oftentimes I call him Jesus, or sometimes I say Universe, but the confidence I’ve discovered in this energy, this source, is …

Way, waaaaaaay back, I worked at a preschool called Casa Montessori. It was a small, simple, quiet place run by two women. Carol and Hope. Carol was a talker. A ! ! go, go go, do, do doer ! ! & I realized that the moment we met, which was fine. I was fresh out …

Today, I’d like to give a BIG shout out to all the positive people out there. The bright, happy, glass is always half full, cheerleaders of our world. THANK. YOU. For being, for doing, for sharing. You are habitually hopeful, consistently helpful & I so appreciate the wonderful way you look at life. Please don’t …

Ask my adult children or any of the children I’ve cared for through the years to give you a Mom/Jacki quote and they will probably answer … You never hurt another person’s body. ! ! Ever ! ! I repeated often. Physical hurt or hurting by words. Hey, Bully Nope. No meanies in Jacki’s house. …

I know it ranks high on my Top 10 faves ’cause I, along with a few souls I love, were born on 28, so maybe ?? my mind is permanently set to notice, but !! DANG !! I adore when numbers jump up and out and take a ! ! LOOK AT ME ! ! …