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Stuck

Ever get stuck. Stuck wishing for how things used to be. And stuck wishing for how you want it to be. And then you just cant figure out how to keep going to get where you need to go. And you just miss how simple everything used to be. There are answers to getting whereContinue reading “Stuck”

Bad thing/good people

Why do bad things happen to good people? The saying goes, “only the good die young.” I mean you have someone who is a good person and they pray and do all the things and then all these bad things happen. What can you do to stop the bad things? Is there a specific prayer?Continue reading “Bad thing/good people”

Peace

I feel like life is full of chaos. Peace is so hard to find. It’s also hard to practice. How do you practice peace? I work on self care even if it’s just a couple minutes a day. I don’t overwhelm myself with what is happening all around me. I try to clear all negativeContinue reading “Peace”

Being sick and missing someone important

As many people know or don’t know, my dad passed away May 16 2019. He was always there when I was sick making sure I was okay. Making sure I was drinking enough and even helping me with a bath with washing my hair cuz I was too weak to stand and do it myself.Continue reading “Being sick and missing someone important”

Fireworks and stressful dogs

Blake, my dog, can’t stand loud noises. He freaks out at guns and fireworks. He will literally start shaking. I give him medicine to help him and I diffuse lavender and put some lavender on him. And he still curls up in a small spot and shakes and I feel so bad for him. EvenContinue reading “Fireworks and stressful dogs”

Christmas

Christmas is coming up now. It’s time for the holidays. I hope everyone is prepared? Does anyone else start buying presents in January for Christmas the next year so you aren’t dumping money in December? I just start buying little things here and there to stock away. But then there is always that one personContinue reading “Christmas”

Pretending

Anyone else have those days where you just have to pretend that the person you have lost is still here and that everything is fine. Then it hits you again and again that they aren’t here and your heart breaks all over again. It’s okay to have those days. Grief is a never ending process.Continue reading “Pretending”

Canning

I really enjoy canning. I’ve canned tomato soup and I’ve canned jelly’s and jams. I want to get into canning other things, but I need a pressure canner. You can only do certain things at different acidity levels in water baths versus a pressure canner. I took a course on canning and would have toContinue reading “Canning”

Waking up

I keep telling myself that I will get up the first time I wake up. There is a line to that. If I wake up at 4. Everyone is still asleep. I can’t do anything anyway. I’ll go back to sleep. However, when I go back to sleep, I always sleep till like 8 andContinue reading “Waking up”

A touching story

I heard a touching story today. This man and wife brought their dog into the vet. He wasn’t feeling very well. This week happened to be the anniversary week of him going into the hospital for a ruptured aneurysm and being in a coma for 34 days and then his wife’s mom died right afterContinue reading “A touching story”