Rechelle’s Ruminations
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Unplugged & Plugged In
Over 10 years ago, I DELETED my Facebook account. It had stories and pictures of me with my young family, along with some heart-breaking personal relationships that were crumbling to pieces in a virtual world I didn’t understand. But I didn’t realize the cyber implication of my decision. In short order, I found out I Continue reading
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Mother’s Day
The last couple of years, I have hosted Mother’s Day in our home in order to help my daughters celebrate their moms with me. My oldest daughter has two little boys, and she has managed to help me plan a special day for the moms in our family – and extended family – ever since Continue reading
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Digging The Sand
We took a little road trip to celebrate our 37th anniversary, and stopped in Cannon Beach for lunch and to enjoy Haystack Rock. The litle girl in the pink jacket was digging so purposefully with her big plastic yellow shovel, and for some reason, it was just captivating. Watching her work so hard on that Continue reading
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Home
“There’s no place like home… ” That is a well-known quote from Dorothy in the 1939 movie, “Wizard of Oz.” Dorothy was a girl who ended up in strange surroundings instead of planted firmly in her familiar safe-haven that she had somehow taken for granted. It’s an elaborate example of how we humans tend to Continue reading
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Home Stretch
With only 14 songs left to complete before the next phase of my “Cherished Hymns” song book, I am excited – and a bit in awe – that another big change in my life is looming on the horizon. I should be finished in the next couple of days, and then I’ll have a few Continue reading
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Keepers At Home
I have mentioned – or tagged – this phrase in several previous blog articles, but what does it really mean? To my surprise, it is only mentioned once in the Bible, in Titus. When I revisited the passage to begin writing about it, I was struck by the implication that most of the lessons younger Continue reading
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Choices
This week has been extremely busy, with lots of pivot moments and choices between what I was planning to do and what I felt like I needed to do. For instance, we were supposed to travel to Tennessee for several days and get home just in time for a campout at the coast. The travel Continue reading
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Almost 60
This week, I enjoyed a quiet celebration of my 59th birthday. We ended up spending 2 nights at the coast, where I really enjoyed my walk on the beach and lots of time to sit and listen to the waves crashing on the shore. We didn’t watch TV or read the news. Ray worked from Continue reading
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Tranquility
Even the word itself is soothing. “Tranquility” is something I’ve been able to experience a lot more these days, and right now I’m feeling grateful for it. A few months ago, I changed my Dream-Job-in-Retirement assignment from “Tertiary Tuesdays” to “Tranquil Tuesdays.” I used to dedicate Tuesdays to my volunteer (tertiary) efforts, but I wound Continue reading
About Me
Thinking about the line from Karen Carpenter’s song, “…don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear…” I have been inspired to “just sing” (and write, and share).
I produced a weekly blog for a little over a year, but now I’m committed to one article a month. I hope to give a little inspiration to those passing by, either through my blog articles or within the other pages I’ve created here.
Links to my PAGES:
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