Thursday, July 16, 2026

It will go by...


...in a blink of an eye.




Mississippi River

Reggie


 Huckleberry Finn & Tom Sawyer


Love locks





You cannot do everything
only some of it.
What do you truly want or need?
Find your some.
Know your limits.
Life doesn't have to be frantic and frenzied,
just full.



notes...

an invitation to go camping for a week
I chose to join them on their fist stop 
to be there for her birthday
we explored caves
  & soaked up all the history, myth, and legend
we could in one day
then they headed to Wisconsin
I headed home
Happy 73rd dear friend.
xoxo


stay connected

be faithful for the path laid out 
before you & take your next step
not someone else's

stay on your path

often the next "right" action
in life can be felt
as a palpable inner pull

you may not know what the correct route
will be tomorrow
but in the moment 
if you listen
you'll be shown step-by-step
the way to go

don't pay attention to the opinions 
of others

believe God for greater things

don't make it too complicated

love people right where they are
do things that will last

if you have to choose between
 projects or people
pick people every time

people will remember the way you
made them feel

of all the things you accomplish in 
this life
only love remains

go big on love
& let the rest work
itself out

focus on what's present & working =gratitude
or what's absent & ineffective =anxiety
your choice.

there's only one place to start
and that's right where you are
the place you begin
is with you

immerse yourself in good things
bypass worry

cherish life for what it is
a gift


be well...
xoxo
💝

"Small streams don't plan to become
mighty rivers.
They just run in the direction they
were created to move,
and their creator decides what they'll
become."

"Good friends, good books,
and a sleepy conscience:
this is the ideal life."
~Mark Twain

"Twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things
that you didn't do than by the ones
you did do."
~Mark Twain

"Keep away from people who try to belittle 
your ambitions.
Small people always do that,
but really great make you feel
that you, too, can become great."
~Mark Twain

"You cannot succeed, in anything which
you do not like,
because you must be interested
before you can succeed."
~Molly Brown

"I don't know what my destiny is,
but it isn't to be sunk in the sea
or blown into the air."
#titanic
~Molly Brown

"Sometimes at night, in a new hotel,
I put myself to sleep by listing all 
the people whom I really love;
and all the people who I know trust
and love me;
the little list I'm working on of people
I allow myself to need."
~Molly Brown













 

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Organically grown....

...established by decision,
nurtured with right thoughts
and time released.
Fiercely tested,...
 but fully developed
it cannot be taken away.








#Joy.

notes....

deciding last minute
on a whim,
high water levels
and sun filtered through trees
a blanket thrown on the rock
pups with zoomies and sticks
their human swimming
and belting out along
with Cody Jinks tunes
&
 moments when simply showing up 
is enough



show up for yourself & for the people
God brings your way
with love & intention

the stories you tell yourself
about the unknows
are always worse than the future
that unfolds

your circumstances teach you
how to sit and let things be

the longer you sit there
the more you notice
everything that went unnoticed

practice peace in your daily life

remain present in your moments
and keep breathing

if you believe that God has great plans
for you and your future
it changes things
big time

joy is not a distant destination
it's a path you choose to travel each day

joy must be deliberately cultivated

your example speaks louder 
than your words

living with joy is your birthright

lasting solutions are surprisingly simple

joy is within you
it must be released

show up day in and day out
without judging how it's going
if it's going at all
that's enough

remember:
this is your one shot at life

be well...
xoxo
💝

"Remember, being happy doesn't mean you have it all.
It simply means you're thankful for all you have."
~Unknown

"I don't care much for things I can't take with
me after I die.
Give me love.
Moments.
Purpose.
Things that'll settle the soul."

"In the end, people will judge
you anyway.
So don't live your life impressing others.
Live your life impressing yourself."















 

Monday, July 13, 2026

Give away...

...love 
like you're made of it.







Do things that last.

notes...

Blondie came without her side-kick...
it was nice to have some quality time
with the old girl...
then her pesty little brother showed...
for his heap of love too..
 reciprocating it with signature slobbers. 
 


experience the joy of being loved
constantly & perfectly
~Jesus

learn how to fall in love
again

challenges draw something out of you
that easiness could never ignite

prayer is like a powerline 
that plugs you into the source

stay connected

turn the volume down 
on your doubts
stay focused on (love) your purpose

it's a process 
with all it's ups and downs
that will ultimately get you there

what really matters is the right state of mind

abundance is something to be
not seek or await

in this moment 
you have plenty

the way you think
can multiply your blessings
or shrink them

as relentlessly as you may try
you cannot think one thing (lack)
and experience something else

thinking about what you do not want
can never bring you what you want

"For as he thinks in his heart,
so is he."
~Proverbs 23:7

what you receive will be the result
of what you believe

be well...
xoxo
💖

"My love language is when people's 
words line up with their actions."
~unknown

"Be the reason someone feels welcome,
seen, heard, valued, loved, and supported."
~unknown

"Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you."
~Proverbs 4:25



 

Sunday, July 12, 2026

You have....

...the powerful gift of choice-
the ability to select the direction of
your life.


Some lead to abundant life & others
divert you away.

 notes...

this week's pick
(more ads than usual to skip through...
consider it a test...challenge....whatever motivates you to stick to it😉)

'uncontrollable thoughts can ruin your life

compulsions & habits can mess up your life

fear can destroy your life

hopelessness keeps you from keeping on

bitterness is a cancer that will eat you 
alive 

you
always hurt you
the most

insecurity will cause you to do
foolish things

you have a power 
greater than willpower

keeping laws 
never work

transforming change
changes your nature

you start in your mind

whatever gets your attention
gets you

you don't resist it
you replace it

what you resist 
persists

you have the ability to say no
to destructive habits

not everything natural 
is good for you

"Baby!...."

if your afraid
that's not from God

your filled with love, power
and self-control
it doesn't make you a nut
it makes you more human'

be well...
xoxo
💗





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