Life Is Good

This beautiful hollyhock just showed up in my yard this summer. Why yes, please.

Who can be crabby when you’ve got all these beautiful flowers growing in your yard?

Not gonna lie. I’ve been super annoyed all week. I had an appointment with the gynecologist on Monday (all the men are squirming right now ) and it’s been non-stop medical crap ever since. This week, I was supposed to catch up my blog. Make album covers. Release songs. Make chord charts. Get my songs […]

“Hey Ken, how many hydrangeas do you think I have?” “Fourteen.” “Nope. Forty-seven. Looks like I need to buy three more to make it an even 50.”

Tonight, as Ken and I did our last walk along the shoreline, we were discussing whether we should take our next Hawaii trip to Maui again or Kauai (like we did last year). Earlier today, we discussed the possibility of going to Kona on the Big Island. I’ve said this before (at least 17 times): […]

I had a goal of walking 125,000 steps on our trip to Maui. I wore Chacos, flip flops, and hiking boots. Sometimes I was in shorts and a tank top, sometimes a bathing suit, and sometimes a dress. I did 153,161 steps for the simple fact that there were so many beautiful places to see.

I’ve talked before (several times) about what a lucky ducky I am. We are headed to Maui. Good times ahead.

This picture was taken five years ago after “I Am Broken” premiered at the Tulip Festival Concert at Bethany Covenant Church. It was a surreal night. Instead of holding all my trauma inside and continuing to keep it all a secret, I put myself out there big-time. Here’s the thing. I’m not the only one […]

I should be outside admiring my pretty flowers in the sunshine instead of slipping into a Jelly-Belly hangover nap on this fine Sunday afternoon.

Ran into a little hiccup planting my commemorative tree. But, Ken and I persevered and got it in the ground. Now to sit back and enjoy watching my long-coveted Alaska cedar (“Weeping Alaskan Blue Cedar” according to the tag) grow as I celebrate another 15 years of being cancer-free.