When you expect miracles in your life, they will come your way. Beauty and magic surround us. It is up to us to notice. The other day, I played a game with the universe. I asked to see some purple boots and $10,000. It is an unlikely combination that makes it fun. While watching an animated show with our son, I saw a character wearing purple boots! Then, I read an article about a writer earning $10,000 in a writing contest. There it was! It showed me fantastic things are on their way to me. Mystery and the unknown surround us. It is the beauty of life, showing itself in colorful glory. Wh ..read more

A faint and gentle whisper from the universe has been calling me lately. When walking in the garden, doing yoga, or quietly thinking, I hear the words: clean up your website. On my 100-day journey exploring habits, routines, and creativity, this is a perfect wake-up call. These are wise words coming from beyond. This past year, I have made a transition from a professional organizer to write about personal growth lessons. My mind often wanders and wonders about what to do with my business and website right now. I feel an overwhelming pull to keep writing and sharing my life to h ..read more

Just the other day, I was tidying up the kitchen, and I glanced over at the oven clock. It said 12:12! I was so surprised to see those numbers! I often see other angel numbers, but I had never seen this one before. Each time I see number combinations like these, I take a quick moment to say a thank you prayer. I am so grateful for all of the blessings in my life, and seeing these numbers reinforces that I am on the right path. I found out that 12:12 means that I am on the right path, I must keep my thoughts positive, and I must keep focusing on my dreams to ..read more

Writing stories about realities you want to create can change your actual reality. This is something I have begun to experiment with. Last week while I took a staycation here at home, I wrote a story about how I would like our home to look and feel. I already deeply love our home and I believe that our environment is so very important and helps us to live our best lives. From that deep love can come more and more growth and change in our realities.  Believing that we have the power to grow and change and effect what is around us is life-changing. My intention is that be sharing my story ..read more

This poem is one of a 30 day series of pieces on How to Live in Joy during lockdown and social distancing at home. I love to share with others all of the joy that you can find at home at this time, that we can find joy in our hearts and our homes. This poem is about all of the massive actions I have taken this week to guide others to live in joy. My dreams are becoming reality, one action at a time. Massive Action: A creative rush. Starting to thrive. Reaching, growing and becoming. Ideas are flowing. Action is taken. Spreading joy. Lighting the path. Finding the courage. Living my ..read more

This piece is part of a 30 day series on living in joy in our home during the lockdown here in Oregon. Things are opening up, however we are remaining at home as much as we can. We have found a lot of joy in slowing down and enjoying our home more and each day I find little bits of joy at home that I love to share with all of you. I encourage everyone to find joy at home! Today my story is about rocks. I have always loved rocks. I love to look on the ground wherever I am walking to find interesting rocks. One time was I was a kid I attented a local rock auction at a scienc ..read more

This poem is part of a 30 day journey I am taking on how to live in joy in our home during lockdown here in the state of Oregon. Although things are slowly opening up, we are cautious with our ventures so that we maintain our health and especially the health of others during this global pandemic. I am finding bits of joy in our home every day to share with all of you. I encourage other writers to find joy in their homes as well and share that joy with us. Box of Strawberries: Juicy and ripe A taste of late spring A box of joy for the senses I savor the joy with each bite This treat ..read more

This piece is Day 19 of a 30 day series on how to live in joy at home during lockdown. I am here in the state of Oregon and although some things are opening up, many things are still closed, and we are working hard to keep everyone safe by staying home as much as possible. This has been a great exercise in finding out the little joys of life at home. Today’s piece is a poem about how through this lockdown period I have grown to know that now is all there is. I am so grateful to the universe, to life, and to God for the present moment. Thank you life for now. Now is all there is ..read more

This piece is part of a 30 day series on finding joy every day in my home during lockdown here in Oregon. Things are slowly opening up, however we are still spending most of our time at home. We are finding little ways to enjoy our time and finding opportunities every day to find joy. I want to share with you the ways I have found to live in joy in the hope of sparking joy in your life as well. Yesterday as I took a day off of writing I rediscovered the joy of reading old cookbooks. I wanted to relax in the evening and the other two books I was reading are not light reading. So ..read more

How to Keep that Bling Straight This is the third and final part in a three part series of posts I had the honor of co-creating with the fabulous Cynthia! She has so many awesome ideas to keep your jewelry organized in this post! Enjoy! How to organize jewelry by Cynthia of Uniquely You by Cynthia: Premiere Designs Jewelry: We all love our bling, but storing it can be a headache. How do we keep earrings together, necklaces untangled, and rings where we can actually find them? Check out the great solutions in the photo above! I have found that turning my bling into a work of art not only brin ..read more