Category Archives: joy

Gentle Reminders

I’m finding it hard to believe that I am starting my 7th year of being a full-time Sick Person, and thus my 7th year of being a #ChronicIllnessBlogger. As I’ve stated before, I didn’t set out to blog almost exclusively … Continue reading

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what is unrest?

dSavannah note: I started this post eons ago, but my brain just hasn’t functioned enough to finish it. So, this one may be more disjointed than usual. And I’ve taken off the bits I can’t figure out how to write … Continue reading

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#dSavannah #HolidayGiftGuide2016

Well, y’all may have noticed I haven’t posted in a while.  I even got kicked off the Insecure Writers Support Group blog hop list (as I should be). Let’s just say I’ve been busy. And I haven’t had the brain … Continue reading

Posted in art, artist, author, books, fiction, giving to others, hard work, joy, making a difference, writershelpingwriters, writing | 4 Comments

I Mustache You Some Questions

So, Mark Ethridge tagged me for the Mustache Survey (or the “Four Answers” survey), which is also going around Facebook, and I decided to play along on this here blog. Here’s my answered survey. And yeah, I’m sure you were … Continue reading

Posted in funny funny, humor, inspiration, joy, movies, music, writing | 3 Comments

Some life-affirming projects

I am blessed enough to be involved with a group of people in Canada (small world!) who are doing some really great things, and I wanted to share the info with my faithful readers. Supporting these projects with shares and … Continue reading

Posted in abuse, author, books, childhood, depression, dreams, giving to others, hard work, inspiration, joy, making a difference, opportunity, perseverance, shining a light | 2 Comments

So you want to be a writer…. (pt 1)

I signed up for The Insecure Writers Support Group (#IWSG) a while ago, which comes with the obligation to write a post the first Wednesday of every month. I signed up for several reasons: 1, 2, 3 ~ I’m a … Continue reading

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K is for…

…Kaleidoscope Isn’t that a fabulous word? Fun to say, hard to spell, but fabulous? It sounds just like what it is: a way to see beautiful patterns thanks to reflections off mirrors. More on that in a bit… first, why … Continue reading

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