Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/qkJmcJR-r5k?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink The word sundown sounds serene, doesn’t it? Sundown conjures up images of beautiful orange and red skies with the last bit of the sun going down the landscape. If you live with someone with dementia, the word sundown, or sundowning conjures up a very different meaning. People with Alzheimer’s or severe …
Judge not, but if you do, you may form a relationship or learn a valuable life lesson.
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/e11Oa3kvx4c?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink It happens so often; that person that gets on your nerves in a meeting, becomes a good friend, or at least someone from whom you learn a lesson. I’ve talked to many people over the years that can attest to this. There you are, in church, at a work meeting, in …
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Maggie’s journey through infertility and on to help others.
photo compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/Ju-ITc1Cc0w?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink The rain continued to pour down as Maggie looked out the bedroom window of her downtown condo. It seemed like it would never quit raining and she was eager to get out to finish her yardwork. The condo association had a shared, rooftop garden space for all of the owners to …
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Jackson’s journey: troubles, tribulations, and triumph to heal others.
Jack smiled as he finished his telephone conversation with his only son, Jackson. Life was not an easy road for them as Jackson navigated in and out of trouble throughout his childhood. It started after his wife, Lorena, passed away. Jackson was 7 years old and had been sort of a momma’s boy; he and …
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Jo and Ella; a journey two dogs took to get back to their people.
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/z7rcwqCi77s?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Introduction: In this latest story, I took a risk. The human portion is mostly true; two dogs really were found and reunited with their owners. Noone really knows how they got so far from their home. I decided to add the dog's point of view to the story. In any of …
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A new beginning, another chance. An escape from bad habits and a toxic relationship.
Image courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/rX12B5uX7QM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Callie sat staring out at the gray skies, trying to digest everything she had been through the last 10 years of her life. The overcast, dark gray sky and the constant drizzle of the day matched her mood. Come to think of it, she didn’t really have a mood; she was …
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I’ll take Midnight; a cat’s rescue and an epic winter storm.
Photo compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/RK2XU4WQ2KI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Charli hoped the meteorologist was correct about the snowfall. He indicated a possibility of 18” overnight, starting at midnight. If he was correct, she knew her employer would close. She loved her job, but she really wanted a stay-at-home-in-jammies kind of day. She had been at the Dental Clinic for 10 …
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A shelter trip to remember.
Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/WJO1Me7laYw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Abigail loves animals; she has had a heart for them for as long as she can remember. She used to cry if she saw a baby bird that had fallen out of the nest only to hear her mother tell her not to touch it, or she’d get lice. She remembered, …
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L is for love; B is for Banjo. The story of one woman’s journey through rejection and fear and the dog that accompanied her through.
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/5-oJafU0GZM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Jane could barely believe how far she’d come, both literally and conceptually. As she sat at the top of a Colorado mountain with her dog Banjo, she contemplated all that she has experienced in her 31 years. Banjo, a Blue Healer/Border Collie mix has been her constant companion for 5 years …
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An unexpected gift: how a feline changed a life.
Photo compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/oVz8XSYPgRc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Sylvie was 34 when it happened. Her life was about to change, and she was about to embark on a journey of receiving a gift from the most unlikely donor. It was a Spring Day when Sylvie went outside to assess her new yard. She had just moved into her condo …
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