John and Joan met three years ago while apple picking. Every year they go back to the same orchard in the north Georgia mountains to celebrate their anniversary of meeting. This year would be different. This year John was going to propose to Joan. He rented a cabin in the…

Sometimes we wish we had what the Jones have, but when we examine our lives, we focus on what we do not have instead of what we have, and trouble brews. We see our neighbors or people we follow on social media “having it all.” They seem to have the…

In the early twilight hours, while most of us are sleeping, there is an hour that is blue and magical. It is in the wee early hours and lots of people do not know of its existence. You must rise at dawn, set an alarm if you need to, then…

I have recently discovered a new musical artist and as it is not the kind of music I typically listen to, I found myself swaying to it, it has me watching the rain outside my office window and daydreaming. This type of music has me entranced. I am not sure…

How are you feeling today? A simple question that can be loaded with minefields. Your mind turns to, does this person who is asking, do they what the truth? Probably not. We give a flippant response, fine, you? And we move on. …

In 2023 I plan to emerge, a phoenix risen again, taking my life by the reins, and leading my own way through life. Here are some things I plan to add and somethings I plan on leaving behind. Adding to my life. I plan to listen to different types of music. Not just the same genre I listen to but new artists, reading about them, learning about their creative process and how they took the world by storm when before no one knew their names.

Weekends are filled with exceptionally special magic. Relaxing country drives to a farm forty-five minutes away to seek out what is supposed to be the best sweet corn in the state, good ole American baseball games, and waking to the soundtrack of rain and thankful we have nowhere to go…

1. Writing Inspiration Writing inspiration can come from so many different places. It can come from talking with a friend, listening at a coffee shop, hearing spoken word poetry, or reading a billboard I drive by, but no matter what writing can be a cathartic act for you. Before I…

When the seasons change, I notice a change in me as well. I may not shed leaves, but I shed other things. I shed others assumption of me. I shed others goals for me, and most importantly I shed beliefs others had for me. They believed I was A when…