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Jan 14, 2019
3 min

Inspiration Blossoms

For the past month, when I write in my journal, I usually sit in the corner of my dining room. From there I can see my plants and watch ...

Jan 1, 2019
2 min

A New Happy Year!

Last year, my mom flew from Boston down to Chattanooga to spend Christmas with us. This year she came to visit us in our new home in New...

Dec 4, 2018
2 min

Hope

Yesterday a Facebook friend shared this short film. It's really good animation, but it's also part of the problem. There's so much cynic...

Nov 20, 2018
3 min

Building a Dream

Two years ago Kevin and I bought a pretty little house on Lookout Mountain. It seemed perfect - as if it was built for us with our dream...

Oct 24, 2018
2 min

Finally!!! Moving East & Moving Forward - part 4

FINALLY!!! It's been a roller coaster ride - a lot of hurry up and wait - but finally, we'll be signing papers on Thursday. Woohoooo!!! ...

Oct 9, 2018
2 min

So Close...! Moving East part 3

As I type this, we're anxiously waiting to hear if our offer on this house in New Bern, NC has been formally accepted. I found the listi...

Sep 26, 2018
2 min

Dark and Stormy Times - Moving East part 2

I can't believe it's only been three weeks since we left our home on Lookout Mountain, Georgia to move to the North Carolina coast. It se...

Sep 11, 2018
3 min

Moving East and Moving On - Part 1

Me and my husband Kevin have a dream: to create a home surrounded by several acres of land where we can develop our relationship with Cre...

Aug 27, 2018
2 min

The Tao of Moving

In five days Kevin and I will be leaving this place, this time in our lives, and the friends we've made here to begin a new adventure. I...

Aug 14, 2018
2 min

Letting go of Expectations

On September 1, 2016, my husband Kevin and I drove away from where we grew up on the north shore of Massachusetts to follow our dreams. ...

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