First, our winners for this week are Pamela Devereux and Peggy Casey.  Congratulations, both of you. As always, the new contest begins on Monday. Last night, Wendy and I attended a gem class at Wonders of the World--I had taken the class before, but I'm glad I took a...

🙂 As promised, here is the information some of you asked for after reading about my multiple-bracelet crash. The chakra balancing bracelet can be purchased for about $10 on eBay--the seller is 'themagicisinyou'.  (Yes, the words are run together.)  Going to...

I can hardly believe it.  I mean, I definitely followed the plan all week, but I sure didn't expect such results. A lot of you asked about the stones I was wearing when I conked out--:)--I know what some of them were, of course, but others have slipped my mind.  In...

Being a gemstone/crystal buff, I regularly receive gemstones, crystals, and related items, such as grids and various pyramid shapes, and this morning was no exception.  Cousin Mary Ann always picks up the previous day's mail (it arrives late in the afternoon) on her...

Good Friday is always a solemn day for me--a day of remembering the enormous price our Lord paid to ransom every last one of us.   'Thank You' hardly seems to cover it. I wish you and yours the most joyous and holy Easter ever; may your heart brim with the news: He is...

🙂 It's been a long but satisfying day, full of brainstorming sessions for the new book, etc.  I also managed to play with my new paints--the Lumiere colors I mentioned recently arrived late yesterday, and I've been playing with them, on and off, ever since.  Oh, how...

This week I said good-bye to 1.4 pounds.  It's slow progress, but that's okay, because I'm not on a diet--this is the way I will eat for the rest of my life.  And I can definitely live with it--the Simply Filling plan continues to amaze me.  🙂  Jen, Wendy and I...

What did I do today?  🙂 Well, I got up early, as usual, and listened to the Daily Audio Bible podcast, again, as usual.  As you know, I'm a big fan of the D.A.B., but I'd be less than honest if I didn't admit that there are things in the Old Testament that bother...

Last week's winners are: Christina Keach and Cindy Zint.  Congratulations, ladies!  If you're not Christina or Cindy, do not despair.  There's a brand new contest starting tomorrow.  As always, you can enter simply by entering a comment.  Winners are chosen at...

I'm down 1.8 pounds this week.  YES!  I woke up VERY early this morning--3:30, to be exact--and I figured I might just as well make coffee, meditate, listen to the Daily Audio Bible podcast and write my morning pages, since I felt no real inclination to go back to...

Honestly, this Gemini cowgirl finds life to be almost impossibly interesting at times!  I keep discovering new (to me) things, and while I suppose this qualifies me as a classic will-o-the-wisp, it's a very pleasing way to live. For instance, my passion for...

Surprise!  I'm here and I'm on time--sort of.  🙂 I had a wonderful weekend; I was in an arts and crafts frenzy of sorts.  I made artist trading cards and experimented with painting the backs of clear glass tiles.  Some of them turned out beautifully, others--not so...