December 14, 2025

It's the way my cat tries to beat me from room to room.

The perfect quote when I need it.

The gratitude of going through the "difficult times".

A small gesture at the right time.

Pause. Take a breath, and notice everything

that is happening .

Appreciate what is, and allow

what is going to happen to enter

naturally.

Journal notes...

Life is messy, unexpected, and complicated,

and filled with magic, and overwhelming beauty.

Be firmly grounded in truth.

'When we live in our head, we miss the importance

 of of what is happening right now.'

Surrender. Let go. Find your new beginnings,

a new way of seeing. 

A grace filled way of life.

be well...

xoxo

💝

"The thing about magic, 

is you don't wait for it...

it waits for you."

~Jake~

'Amidst all the pressure to keep going & to keep going,

may you also take time to learn the art of being;

being Loved, 

being Held, 

being Seen,

being in the Presence of the one who calls you to rest.

Even in the pause you are still where you need to be.'

 

December 13, 2025

This morning...

I'm feeling cozy sitting at my kitchen table in my 

 comfy sweats and fluffy slippers. It's cold and gray outside.

Perfect for sipping hot tea, journaling, and waiting for my sourdough to rise.

 

During my meditation I revisited a memory of the 7th grade:

 My teacher pulled me aside as class dismissed.

I can still visualize the classroom, leaning toward her chair

as I watched her draw a picture of an iceberg and then draw a line across.

She pointed to the top of the iceberg and told me that it was me.

I remember thinking, "She's telling me I'm 

doing good. I'm on top."

She continued to explain that I was the whole iceberg,

& there was so much more to me than what was on the surface.

I remember feeling uplifted by her words,

even though I didn't fully understand them at the time.

That memory arose many times

during my life.

It etched itself into my subconscious.

I didn't understand the message then.

I'm starting to understand it now.

Journal notes:

What you know of the world is only the tip of the

iceberg.

Submerged beneath the surface or the visible world

are mysteries too vast for you to understand.

You must live by faith, not by sight.

Trust in the mystery.

Nothing is impossible.

'Joseph and Mary were asked to trust, 

no more, and no less.

God showed the wisemen a star as a compass,

but that's it.'

"God doesn't always give us specifics on how things 

will work out, but He will often give us a direction 

He hopes we will move toward."

Pack light and take lots of love.

be well...

xoxo

💝

"And the thing about blooming is,

nothing about the process is easy.

It requires every part of you to stretch upward,

with your roots firmly planted in the ground;

and in the sun, and in the rain, and wind,

you stand anyway, even against the pull of the soil.

And through it all, 

one day you will see all along you were transforming.

This took everything out of you, but the struggle

was beautiful and necessary for your growth."

 

 

Breathe to Heal

Pause. Be still. Breathe.

When it comes to healing and calming my nervous system,

the 4-7-8 breath has been my angel on the sidelines.

Always there to help.

be well...

xoxo

💝

"Your nervous system heals in stillness.

Slowing down can be the single most 

productive thing you can do for your body."

~Dr. Will Cole~

"10 minutes can change your life.

* 10 minutes of sunlight boosts serotonin.

*10 minutes of walking lowers blood sugar.

*10 minutes of breathwork regulates cortisol.

*10 minutes of prayer calms the mind.

*10 minutes of stillness lowers inflammation.

Don't underestimate what a 10 minute habit can do."

~Dr. Josh Axe~

December 11, 2025

Up before the sun to journal, pray and meditate.

Kiddo sleeping over to work in town.

Jolly nurse making "bloop" noises while taking hubby's vitals.

Bad hair day remedied with a ponytail and sunglasses pushed back on my head.

Out patient surgery, with good results.

Watching the sunset over the lake

on our drive home.

Even among the craziness of life,

my life is pretty dam sweet.

be well...

xoxo

💝

"Choosing to have joy

is not naively thinking 

everything will be easy.

It is courageously

believing that there is

still hope, 

even when things get hard."

"Some moments scream their silence.

They slow us down and teach us 

to see what lies beneath the layers."