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Posted on June 22, 2026June 21, 2026

MONDAY MEANDERINGS #22 – 2026

Hello, friends. Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, and I found this image to reflect that. I had an extremely busy week (what else is new?), right? Still, this one was even busier than usual. My granddaughter closed out the dance season with three nights of recital. The whole event was so incredibly uplifting. These kiddos …

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Posted on June 1, 2026May 31, 2026

Monday Meanderings #19 – 2026

Hello, beautiful souls! Happy first day of June! I have a lot of meandering to do today, so I hope you'll hang with me. Whew! Where to start? I suppose the best place to start is with the wonderful visit to see my sister! It is a five hour drive to her house, but it …

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Posted on May 11, 2026May 10, 2026

Monday Meanderings #17 – 2026

Hello, friends. I am feeling especially grateful today. In a world filled with chaos, I choose kindness, love and joy. I hope all the Moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day celebration! I had a great Mother's Day celebrating with the kids and grandkids. Even got some facetime with the kiddo away at college. …

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Posted on May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Monday Meanderings #16 – 2026

Hello, friends! Here we are, at the start of a new week AND a new month! I'm so grateful for the positive reviews that are showing up for Fringes, Heartstrings, and Lyrics! To everyone who is giving this little collection a chance, I say THANK YOU!! My new Christmas novella is coming along, but now …

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Posted on April 20, 2026April 18, 2026

MONDAY MEANDERINGS #14 – 2026

Welcome to the beginning of a new week. I almost let National Poetry Month, slip by without acknowledging it. So, I'm remedying that today. First, let me explain this photo. Kelli Shannon is a friend who is also a fabulous photographer and realtor. She has started a blog designed to empower older women and uplift …

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Posted on April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

MONDAY MEANDERINGS #13 2026

Greetings, friends. You know what they say about April showers? Well, we are expecting showers for the next several days. But the trees and flowers need it. I never complain about rain. And, I'm late with this post, but there's a reason. My daughter and son-in-law went to Broken Bow for the weekend and I …

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Posted on March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Monday Meanderings #11 2026

Good morning, friends. I woke up today, after a weekend of being away, and pondered about whether to make a post or not. Then, I decided I needed to get some things off my mind. so, here I am. I spent the weekend with family, sharing our grief, our memories and our love. It's always …

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Posted on May 13, 2024

Monday Motivation – Shaking it up!

Good morning, beautiful souls. I have given a lot of thought to my Monday posts and going forward, I will be making some changes. I will still do a monthly tarot reading, but not weekly. I think we're all getting a little burnt out on them and need something different. So, here's what I came …

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Posted on March 11, 2024

Motivation Monday – #Meditation – #TarotReading – #UnicornOracleCard

Happy Monday! I am so super excited for the week ahead. My book releases tomorrow! I love this quote so much. It's true. While it would be nice if someone else would row our canoe, it's all up to us. Created in Canva This is a short ten-minute meditation to bring about positive feelings and …

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Posted on February 26, 2024

Monday Motivation #Meditation #TarotReading #AngelOracleCard

Hallelujah! I'm back! I think everything has been migrated over, and at least for now, it looks like it's all working. I pray that it stays that way. This has been a struggle. But I found this inspiring quote that might help as we are all fighting our own battles, whether it be our health …

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