Day 268: Another thing I would’ve shared with Mom to make her laugh . . . My niece, Debbie, posted this recently, and I laughed out loud...

Day 267: I keep saving photos and quotes that I know my Mom would have liked. We shared the same sense of humor (mostly) and when...

Day 266: I can’t imagine life without . . . the good examples the Lord has placed in my life. Examples speak louder than words. Saint...

Day 265: I can’t imagine life without . . . a home filled with unconditional love. Earlier this week I mentioned that I have a few happy...

Day 264: I can’t imagine my life without . . . the little details. My mom believed that imagination was imperative to success. “Dream...

Day 263: I can’t imagine life without . . . a happy place! Do you have a happy place? If you don’t, you need one . . . a place you can go...

Written for Zenna's funeral, September 25, 2017. Part One. Her Early Years. A life sketch is kind of a weird term. None of us can be...

Day 262: I can’t imagine my life without . . . the silly songs of the Longhurst clan. Today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day, and it...

Day 261: I can’t imagine life without . . . Dreaming big! Like Anne of Green Gables was oft to say, this world gives us scope for the...

Day 260: I simply can’t imagine my life without .... imagination! How blessed we are to have the power of imagination. Nothing...

Day 258: Smatterdays were made for the hustlers of the world. The hard-working variety — not the scammer/spammer jerks. You know who I...

Day 259: Early this morning I headed to my son and daughter-in-law’s to spend some quality time with my grandsons while their folks went...

Day 257: Fires, Floods, Evacuations, and Super Powers Several months ago, I conducted book research on Facebook by asking my friends what...

Day 256: Who is old enough to remember that there was a famous disco move called The Hustle? My husband and I were pretty good at The...

Day 255: It has been a crazy Hustle for Your Happiness Week in my Towel World, and yesterday my darling sister sent me this text: “YOU...

Day 254: Do you remember what you were doing when the first plane hit the World Trade Center on this day in 2001? I was standing in the...

Day 253: My daughter had this sentiment displayed on her letter board the other day, and I promptly copied her words, because they spoke...

Day 252: The September Buzz...the planners bustle. The planners of the world are planning ahead. They have decorated for Fall. They have...

Day 251: The September Buzz...the movers muscle. The movers. The shakers. The doers. They get busy in September. The last third of the...

Day 250: The September Buzz...the leaves rustle. How much do we love autumn? The leaves, red and gold and amber, rustle to the earth,...