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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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