I recently started a Facebook group named The Passionate Middle. It’s an exciting new endeavor for me. Check it out and join in if you like! 🙂 The Passionate Middle A place for meaningful discussion. A place where all political affiliations are welcome, but ranting, attacking, insulting, pedaling conspiracy theories, and siting questionable sources are... Continue Reading →
Are you their God? It’s me, Jackie
I grew up in a Christian household(s). My parents divorced when I was a baby, but each were influential in my upbringing. My mother taught us the principles of the Bible. She taught us to love others as ourselves. She told us of Jesus’s teachings. Turn the other cheek. Judging others is an unkind and... Continue Reading →
ThinkRadio Presents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xak38QHKOIk It was lovely to have a conversation about kids with Alan Wartes! Thank you Alan and Issa! Personally, I like the audio version best... 🙂 Links below. "Continue Reading..." to access links. You can find the show at thinkradiopresents.com, You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and other podcast outlets. Please subscribe and rate the show while you’re there. And share... Continue Reading →
I don’t really want to be perfect.
Written June 5, 2018 It just isn’t me. Asking me to be perfect is like asking a cat to bark, or asking a dog to meow. 🙂 It is like asking a bird to shovel dirt, or forcing a dancer to sit all day. I set out from a very early age to fulfill my... Continue Reading →
Unstuck
Written April 25, 2018 This evening I found myself on a thoughtful, solo walk in the park. Gratefully my life offers this now. I have been contemplative lately. I decided to call Emma to ask for an ear. Wasn’t even sure what I would say. I just needed to tell her my heart at the... Continue Reading →
You Changes
Written Sept 13, 2016. Your you evolves. A concept perhaps we should all embrace. Most of my life I have called myself a mountain girl. My favorite place: the forest. I love mountain biking, camping, meandering through the mountains. I have hugged trees, kissed the forest floor, breathed deeply the spirit of the mountains, and... Continue Reading →
The Blog Life I Have Always Wanted!
(Update: January 11, 2018) This post was written and posted Oct 5, 2015. Following this post, I spent the next three-plus years establishing a new life in a new city with a new career and new horizons. The post still rings true and is exactly how I still feel about the blog life I've always... Continue Reading →
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