This is my life journey, through highs and lows. I hope to be a witness to show we can have outstanding faith in our God throughout life. My hope is that those reading my word and stories will come to love Jesus as much as I love him no matter what is going on in your life..................Autumn
Friday, September 26, 2025
Peace like a river
Sunday, September 21, 2025
surfs up dude!
Sometimes as I am growing out my hair I feel like it is just a hot mess! I think that is why I kept it short for so long. I could never get past a few months of growing it out. I think my family had bets on how long it would take me to get it cut whenever I said I was going to grow my hair out. The reason I kept getting it cut is I felt it didn't look professional since I was a manager and felt I looked like I was a surfer dude all the time. I am no surfer dude! You would not catch me that far out in the ocean. I barely walk in the ocean up to my calves. Why? Have you heard of sharks?? NOPE...NOPE...NOPE. But I am embracing the curls, still, and enjoying the freedom, and those with curls know they have a mind of their own!
Since I am no longer in management, I feel like I can be freer with my hair, like I have given myself permission to "let my hair down" haha! Don't get me wrong, I do not just let it go. I style my curls, when they let me. But it is a style that I am still trying to get use to, the messy curl girl style. And it is taking so dad-gum long to grow. Like what the heck?!
As we go on the curl journey together, and yes, you are on this journey with me, it will be a struggle but one that we will win! My plan/goal is to get my hair to my shoulders and as you can see, I have a way to go. So your job in this journey is to keep me going, keep me from cutting my hair and get me to the finish line! As it is growing, I still have not picked a style. I think it would probably be a good idea to get one and not just let the curls be the boss. I am looking and have something in mind, but need my hair to be longer!!
What is this journey teaching me? All journeys have a lesson it. Everything we go through in life will teach us a lesson. I am learning patience and (as I have said before) trust the process. Hopefully, my goal is by Christmas, I will have a new look and maybe take a few years off of me! (a girl can only dream). I leave you today, once again, with some of God's promises and wisdom!
Ecclesiastes 7:8; “The end of something is better than its beginning. Patience is better than pride.”
Exodus 14:14; "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
Love to all,
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Step counting
Can I just say that this challenge is really pushing me! During the week, I walk A LOT at work. Let me just tell you.....I have mapped out my path from my office desk to the units in the hospital I serve, and it is .33 miles, one way. I walk this path 6 times a day, not to mention that my 2 units are on opposite ends of the floor in the hospital. I do A LOT of walking. I have also started to take the steps. Well....I must confess, I don't do the steps all the time, but will take them if it is 2- 3 floors. Any more than that, you would have to resuscitate me. To get those extra steps in, Riley gets a walk everyday after I get home from work. That circle around our neighborhood is .83 miles. And believe me, she will not let me forget about her walks. I am going to have to get her some doggie shoes for winter this year, but that will be another story for a different day. (sorry, had a squirrel moment in thought!)
So now, my poor "young" body is starting to feel it! Now I know why knees and hips are so sore. I won't blame it on me getting older, that will be our secret. We will just say it is exercise and the weather changing! You got that?
Well the question you are asking me now is, are you meeting that goal? What kind of question is that?! Of course I am, and then some! Remember when I said I am a little competitive? I am stepping a minimum of 8,000 steps a day. Now the weekends are a little different, especially Saturdays. Saturdays, I tend to binge Netflix and kick back in my chair. Like yesterday, I logged, 3,605. I didn't meet the 5,000 step goal, but again, I was chillin in my chair and taking a day off. I think we all need that one day to nap, chill and watch your show all day! (right now my show on Netflix is Scandal)
As my blog title is "loving life", I am doing just that. No matter what it is, step counting, chillin out or just walking the dog, life is worth loving. And my smile each day just proves that I am loving life!
Philippians 4:19; "And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus".
Ezekiel 37:5;"This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life"
Love to all,
Monday, September 8, 2025
How to calm a busy mind or heart
I love flowers, I love how something so small is so beautiful. It brings a peace to any room.
Is your mind always on play? Are you always thinking about something, even when you should be resting, meditating? I feel that way too sometimes. Not sure why, but it comes up at the worse times, like when I am trying to sleep. Especially when I wake up in the middle of the night to pee and try to go back to sleep. My mind wonders. Here is some of the things I think about:- How am I going to take out the dog to pee at the new house? Our new house back door is like a second floor (we will have a walk out basement). and I just know that ole Riley will not walk out and down the deck stairs to go pee at 2:30 am!
- Crazy dreams of swimming through my house while it floods inside but nothing outside!
- Where am I going to put my furniture and how am I going to decorate my house
- Did I miss something at work and replaying my work day
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Cancer sucks!
But enough about me. All I want to do is just scream at cancer..WHY!!! I have some family and friends that are going through this right now, with brain cancer, skin cancer and thyroid cancer. I just hate this!
I try to bring something positive to my words in my blog, but today I can't find them, I feel so sad and angry. I want my family to be healed, now, I don't want them to have to go through treatment and the feeling of ick that comes with it.
My story, my experience has made me stronger, but it has also given me a fear, the fear that it will return, with every scan each year. I can't say that it is like that for everyone, but I pray for my family and friends going through this, BE STRONG, BE COURAGEOUS and FIGHT!
Next week, my next blog, I will be more entertaining. Today, I just want to say, CANCER SUCKS! And for those going through it, whether it is you with cancer, or someone you love, You got this! Pray, cry, scream, but know you are loved. You are strong, even when you feel weak. God is with you.
Joshua 1:9, which says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go".
Love to all,