We have had an eventful week: Dear Son was in an accident. A man ran a stop sign and slammed into the side of his truck he got from his father Christmas of 2024. A little over a year in our family and its toasted. He turned the corner by our gas station and noticed…
Hello Monday #102 – January Wrap up
Hello Friends, I’ve spent January getting my habits under my feet for this year. Instead of writing, I’ve used that energy to focus on a few things. Sometimes we just try to do too much, and we short out and it kills momentum. For me though, much of what I have been putting in place…
Hello Monday #101
It’s almost a wrap! 2025 was a tough year. On the external, it was pretty calm looking, but the mental load was heavier than I expected, and the emotional load was up and down. Highlights of the year: The sweetness of a man who loves his wife. He got me this silver dipped rose for…
Hello Monday #100
Wow… 100 Hello Mondays! There are 52 weeks in a year and that means we are almost to 2 years. Just a little help by knowing: Interesting: So years ago, and after the flood of 2028, I pick up a desk. A metal desk. It’s small. I needed a little area. It looked like this…
Hello Monday #99
Favorite Substack this past week: https://open.substack.com/pub/starlalala77/p/advent-second-week-reflections? Family Highlight Baby Boy B turned 3. That went so fast. He amazes me with his ability to articulate what he is thinking and feeling. And I love his laughter. He has a great smile and such sweet little moments of tenderness. He is loving golf and gets so…
Hello Monday #98
Favorite Advent write up this past week: https://starlalala77.substack.com/p/advent-first-week-reflections Best Youtube from this week: I like the thought of this: What if I share the songs of the times. Would you look them up? When I first became a Christian and I was struggling and trying to be the best mom I could be to my…