Ten Things to Start the New Year Right
With a new year comes an urge to purge the old and I have started cleaning out closets and reorganizing. I find this cathartic and makes me feel like I am in control of at
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The Best Gift to Give
Trying to think of what to give someone you love on Valentine’s Day? A box of chocolates? No too fattening. Dinner out? After the Christmas we ate our way through? No, that won’t do. Lets
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Past, Present and Future
This is a wonderful quote by Gayle Carson, business and leadership expert. If we allow ourselves to be lost within the myriad of medical mayhem, licking our wounds, feeling our losses or conjuring up difficult
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The Domino Effect
I felt awful. No energy, short of breath but the worse was intermittently feeling faint – almost like someone was playing with a light switch. On-off, on-off: feeling fine then seconds of not feeling fine,
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God’s Chameleons
If you, like me, are over a half century old, then you probably are sporting some aches and pains. Maybe it’s an old sport injury, or work related problem, an inherited disease state or from
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SLOW-COOKED RATATOUILLE
from Taste of Home TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + standing Cook: 5 hours YIELD: 10 servings When the weather is cold and you need some comfort but want to eat healthy; this is your
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Flip the Switch in 2023
While I am a very structured person; I’ve never been able to continuously write in a journal. Now you may think that is strange coming from a writer but it is true. As a young
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A New Year – Perhaps A New Attitude
I am taking some time off between Christmas and New Year to spend with family, neighbors, and friends. And to rest. But I couldn’t miss the opportunity to reach out to all my readers to
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Merry Christmas!
Beyond the hustle and bustle of the season take a moment to remind yourself of the true meaning of Christmas. A love beyond measure that dissolves any fear of living in this world In jesus
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Simple Recipes to Help Make the Holidays Stress Free
I don’t know about you but the holidays, while fun, are also stressful. As I have gotten older I find that putting together elaborate meals doesn’t always work out well for me. I can no
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A Door of Hope
Some time ago, I found myself hitting a low spot. I was down, depressed, sad – whatever favorite word you use to describe the feeling of dragging yourself through the dry Sahara desert, cotton mouthed,
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Wrong Turns or Lessons Learned?
I recently wrote about the change of seasons in my life and the need to view the events from a different perspective. See my post at https://www.lorettaschoen.com/2022/uncategorized/30259/the-signs-in-the-seasons/ A short time later I ran across this
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