by Joanne | Oct 13, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The calendar tells me the seasons are beginning to change. The leaves are showing signs of color and are crisp under our feet. The air is beginning to get cooler at night, making us settle in under our blankets. The days are getting shorter. With this change of...
by Joanne | Oct 6, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
For much of my adult life, my days have been spent with children, mostly toddlers. Between raising my own, doing daycare, and then tending to my grandchildren, one might say I have had more conversations with toddlers than adults. Most days it seemed like I was under...
by Joanne | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
I have been a Mimi now for seventeen years. Not sure how the years managed go by so quickly, but they have passed with the blink of an eye. Now I have found myself in the trenches with other Mimi’s, or Grandma’s, or Nana’s, or MeeMaw’s, and all of us have a heart to...
by Joanne | Sep 22, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Waking up and walking to the kitchen, I see visible signs of what I need to do – the counters need to be wiped of crumbs, furniture to be dusted, a floor to be swept. All of these are indications that life happens. These simple chores can be annoying at times, for we...
by Joanne | Sep 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Most Fridays, I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Affection. Upon seeing the word prompt, a memory came rushing back. Even before writing a single word, I returned to read an old post...
by Joanne | Sep 15, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“Want to come over for Chinese food tonight?” The question was asked Saturday morning after a most challenging week. The table was set with paper dishes and disposable cups. The boxes of the selected Chinese food were set out on the table with serving spoons as we all...
