The one-word prompt for this week is: MIDDLE Here’s the link to join us this week, if you want to check out other posts and submit your own: 07/26/2016 Five Minute Friday Link Up So here we go, setting the time for 5 minutes. And … GO I am in the middle of a project. Read More
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The Story Behind The Blog Name
I realized recently that I never have explained the thought process behind the name of this blog. And there may be some people wondering just where the name came from. What does “Joyful Reliance, Resourceful Moxie” mean, anyway? Why would someone use that for a blog name? Just what kind of a blog name is Read More
Amazon Prime Day 2019!
It’s almost upon us! Amazon Prime Day 2019 will be here soon, so get ready for some great deals. Amazon Prime Day 2019 will begin at midnight PT July 15th and run all the way through July 16th. Amazon Prime Day is a global event that allows you to shop for quality products at very Read More
Finding Little Blessings From God
Sometimes it’s easy to miss blessings from God. Or, I should say, it’s easy to overlook the blessings God has for us. We receive the blessing, but we don’t actually “see” or acknowledge the blessing. We are oblivious to it’s presence in our lives. I’ve been guilty of that numerous times. I get busy with Read More
Five Minute Friday – GOALS
Our one-word prompt this week is GOALS. Here’s the link to this week’s link-up, if you would care to join us, and check out what everyone is writing about: Five Minute Friday Link Up For 6/15/2019 It’s been a long week around here. Work has been stressful, and it’s finals week for my daughter as Read More
Embracing a New Culture – Five Minute Friday
This week’s one-word prompt is: CULTURE You can see other posts, and link up your own here: Five Minute Friday 5/24/2019 My first thought when I saw this prompt was about my daughter’s experiences learning about the Samoan and Polynesian cultures through her membership in a local dance troupe. The group is called Paradise of Read More
Choices And Consequences
My daughters and I have a running joke when we talk about bad situations people get themselves into. My son-in-law is a police officer, and I have worked as a 911 call taker and currently work at the Oregon State Hospital (the state psychiatric hospital). My brother-in-law is a fire fighter/paramedic. When we get together Read More
Five Minute Friday – TOUCH
The one-word prompt for this week is : TOUCH If you’d like to join us for this week’s link-up, here’s the link: Five Minute Friday Link-Up for 4/26/2019 Setting the timer for 5 minutes. And … GO! Have you ever heard of the “Five Love Languages” series of books by Gary Chapman? These are great Read More
Five Minute Friday – LACK
It’s been a busy week, and things are winding down. Time for another Five Minute Friday. This week our one-word prompt is: LACK If you would like to join us this week, here is the link to get you started: FMF Writing Prompt Linkup for 4/12/2019 So here we go. Setting the timer for 5 Read More
National Siblings Day – Celebrating My Siblings
Today is National Siblings Day – I just found that out this morning. So I thought I would write a bit about my brother and sister, and why they are special to me. I may not say it often enough … Okay, I know I don’t say it often enough, but I want to change Read More
The Perks of Singleness
There are many perks of being single. If we have always been in a committed relationship these perks may not be obvious to us sometimes. But they are there, nonetheless. I have always been someone who tries to be positive, and “look on the bright side.” Since becoming a widow almost 8 years ago, I’ve Read More
Power Outage – What Do You Do?
We’ve all dealt with a power outage at some point or another. They can be kinda scary some of the time, and a nuisance ALL OF THE TIME. And each time we are faced with one, we ask, “Why didn’t I make sure I had more candles?” “Where are the matches?” “I should have remembered Read More
8 Single Mom Habits To Develop
There’s a lot of advice out there for single women, and for single moms in particular. We hear all the expectations society has for us, and the roles we are expected to fit into. There are many misconceptions about single moms, and sometimes we play into that ourselves. It’s easy to allow ourselves to slip Read More
Hey, Single Woman – Stop Doing These 9 Things!
We just navigated Valentine’s Day recently, and I saw many photos and posts in my Facebook newsfeed about family and friends spending time with significant others. Post after post about special dinners with spouses, and flowers being given, etc. filled my feed as I scrolled. And I will admit to a twinge of jealousy and Read More
2018 Review – What Happened This Year
It’s the last day of 2018. It’s hard to believe. Everyone says that. “I can’t believe how quickly this year is going!” “The year’s almost over, and I haven’t even …(fill in the blank)!” But it really IS true. It feels like time goes by quicker each year. I don’t know why that is, and Read More