I never imagined when I started my journey of blogging that I would have 500 subscribers. THANK-YOU TO ALL OF YOU that read my blogs, have subscribed, commented and liked. This makes me really happy because when I started writing I never imagined that so many people wanted to read what I had to say.
I always wanted to write a book about my life but I still have 5 siblings alive and it would only hurt them. I did manage to write them in my blog and it was the most freeing thing I’ve ever done. Who knew in all that pain would come healing. A way to share my heart with others.
I always said if my blog helped one person then it would all be worth it. I’m blessed to be part of this amazing community.
A few weeks ago I got together with my friends and we made swags for our doors. I had never made one before. It’s fun and easy to make. It looks amazing on my front door. Then my friends made ugly sweaters. I watched them and they had a blast with them. It’s so good to laugh and have fun with good friends.
People who know me, know that I stand in the gap for others, especially those who can’t stand up for themselves. I do this especially for children. As a child when people knew something was going on in my home. They never said a word. I hope no child ever has to go through that. That’s why I love working at school as I can be a voice for those who need it. I’ve also done for adults.
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?
The Best thing about this year is I looked after me. I learned how to eat cleaner and have been lowering my AC1’s so that I can put my insulin resistance into remission. I’ve changed my gut from having IBS, bad acid reflux to getting off all my meds for reflux. In fact I hardly have it at all. I’ve lost 15 lbs my goal is to lose 30.
I look forward to exercising and after a rough day at school it helps with regulating stress. I’ve met the most amazing people along this journey. Thank you Dr. Anna Toker and Mark MacDonald for giving me back my life. What you have given me this year is power is knowledge and they with the right tools you can change what you’ve done your entire life.
Not only do I eat cleaner, I sleep well and control my stress with the Peace Super patch. They are drug free patches. Zive has given me the confidence and has changed my gut in ways I never could imagine.
So as I head into 2026, I’m going to continue the journey of working on myself. For the first time I think in my entire life and I’m in my mid 50’s that I’m learning to love me. That’s very beautiful. ❤️
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I fell in love with the high desert in Bend, Oregon. It’s a place I call home my second home. It’s a ranch called Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch. It’s my happy place. In fact when I step off the plane I feel surreal peace. I have many good friends that live here and the ranch soothes my soul. The high desert is a place like no other. I live down by sea level this place is higher up and sometimes it takes me a bit to get used to the altitude.
I love seeing the scenery. The three Sisters mountains loom in the distance. They are covered in snow and they are magnificent. Driving through the country there are sage bushes and dusty trails. On the ranch you see these mountains often. It’s a place where healing begins and as soon as I step in the land and walk up the driveway. My world changes and it’s the most amazing feeling.
All that pain one feels seems to disappear. The ranch has many rescued horses that they use to match children with them who come from far and wide. All free of charge. You feel the Lord’s presence here and in each person who works there.
I love to sit in the chairs and listen to the children laughing the families who come and volunteer and the healing that begins here. My heart has been healed here in fact I’ve been addiction free now for 9 years. I wrote a piece on forgiveness. It’s a good read.
This year the ranch celebrated 30 years of ministry. Jesus is in every inch of this ranch. That’s what you feel when you walk up that hill. You see it in the people and the animals. I love the people here and I love watching and hearing the stories. My favorite place in the entire world. I know I will be back.
I love relaxing because I have a very busy job. I can relax well but it wasn’t always like that. It’s taken time to perfect.
I love to listen to music and I love blogging I find it totally relaxes me. I love doing puzzles and listening to a podcast. I love to read and I watch TV or a movie. To get my brain to relax I will play games on my phone. It’s just mindless things to calm my brain.
At night when I can’t sleep I use tapping it’s a source of relaxation. I enjoy doing exercises as it releases good chemicals into your brain and then your relax. Down time is so good for your body especially if your week was really busy.
Spending time with my dad. We used to walk on this beach often and he would pick up rocks and give them to me. Now I have a container of them. My dad knew every inch of this beach and it was his favorite place to be. I spent many a time with him down here. It was his happy place.
I wish I could walk with him one more day. I miss him very much but when I think of him it brings me sadness but also tears of joy. He was an amazing man. I love you B. ❤️
I’m motivated by being around positive or like minded people. I’m also motivated by people that have the same passions as you. I love people that stand in the gap for others. They are not afraid in doing the right thing.
That’s why I love to blog because your around like minded people that have the passion to write. It’s a community.
I have many things I love about writing. The first one is there are many very talented photographers out there. I want to shout out to them all for the amazing photos that I use on my blog. I love being able to share their work on my site.
When I first starting writing it was just to get things down. To share things with others. Over the years it’s became a huge passion for me. I was able to write my memoirs and share them with the world. That I never imagined I could do. Through that and many of the posts it led to much healing for me.
I love sharing my heart and what God lays on my heart to write. None of this would be possible without Him. I find much peace in writing. I also want to share my testimony because you never know who may be reading your posts and be encouraged or have hope with what I write.
I love this blog community it’s amazing to read what others write. We all share a common theme we love to share with others what we write.
Writing makes me happy so yes there are lots of reasons why I love to write.
I really appreciate all my followers and readers. Thanks. ❤️
The emotions I feel the most each day are gratitude and love. After my dad died I was so sad.. My heart felt broken and I cried so much and I couldn’t feel happy. Grief is needed to move on but how do you do that when you lost your treasured friend. I miss him everyday. I decided that I needed to do something that made me so grateful for what I have. I have so much. So I started doing 3 things that I grateful for. I started doing it on my drive to school everyday and it became a habit that I loved to do. Gratitude is such an amazing emotion.
Love this can be a hard emotion but it also can be an amazing feeling. I’ve had the privilege of watching a boy grow up. He’s one of my greatest joys in life. I’ve spent my summer with him and we have so much fun together. We laugh and have fun. Life is short. I’ve watched him conquer so many things in his life. He tells me sometimes it’s hard. Yes it is hard but practice makes it easier even with a brain injury.
Beauty from Ashes. 