We have lost another family member. My brother-in-law, Bob passed away Saturday. He and my sister had been married for 17 years. They were together several years before that but had surprised us with their beautiful wedding when we thought we were going to their tennis club for another reason. You can read more about… Read More Justine and Bob
Wayne Dyer’s soul left his body Saturday night. That is the way his family described his death. I thought I would share a quote by Wayne Dyer today because he was a huge influence on me. He truly believed in the laws of attraction and practiced them daily. He wrote many books on ways… Read More Wayne Dyer’s Philosophy #mondayblogs
Jeff Peron played soccer with Justine and my other daughter, Candice. His father was their soccer coach. When Candice graduated high school he was valedictorian. He went to university and graduated with a BA in business and started working in human resources. He felt he wasn’t helping people in that job so he went back… Read More Justine’s Old Friend Makes App That Might Have Helped Her
I’ve completed and printed the first draft of my book. It’s 55 pages of 8X10 sheets of paper and 23 196 words. Memoirs should be 30 000 to 50 000 words so I have some embellishing to do but I’m very pleased. I didn’t fall into the trap of making all the chapters the same… Read More I’ve finished my first draft of my book!
People ask me every day how I am coping with the loss of my daughter, Justine. She was take from us in a car accident a year ago. I am keeping busy, planted a memorial garden in her memory, have lots of support and have my dog, Boo, who I love to bits. Today is… Read More National Dog Day
Maddy from Maddy At Home put out a call for younger people to talk about what they think they might be doing when they are 64. I’m young so I decided to write a blog about this topic. You can enter here. I’m 58 and I will be 64 in (counting fingers) 2021. I plan to retire from… Read More When I’m Sixty-four
My nephew Matt is a very talented musician. I’m not saying that because I’m his aunt. I’m not even a fan of Hip Hop music but I know a good song when I hear it and of course this one is very close to my heart. Please take a minute to see this professional video Matt made… Read More Songs for Justine
I was inspired to try something new in the Daily Post Photo Challenge. It asked us to mesh some photos. I had just heard about mesh yesterday and it looked great. The Challenge asked us to show what a great day looks like. I wrote a long chapter and part of another one this morning, spent some… Read More Sharing Justine
Welcome to my first Monday Motivator. Today I have chosen a quote from Positive Life Tips.com Monday mornings can be particularly difficult because the work/school week seems to loom ahead of many of us. We can change this, however by thinking of something positive in our lives and being grateful for it. Gratitude is… Read More One Small Positive Thought #mondayblogs
Rachel McAlpine writes, blogs, draws and podcasts here
Author of contemporary & mystery fiction: where family drama meets suspense
I'm on a life changing journey to 40. There will be ups, there will be downs. I'm like a roller coaster but with more agoraphobia.
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