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Ready …. Or Not

Ready …. Or Not

On this my bittersweet birthday ~ it is with a sigh in my Soul to say beautiful Aunt Norma Jeanne Danielson has passed from this life to the next. At 99 years.... this other lovely Leo lady has been an inspiration to me every since the day I married her nephew Dean...

I loved you then …

I loved you then …

I loved you then ... Santa's Elves even work from Heaven. This sweet pendant message arrived in the mail like a reminder gift of love from Dean Blixt above ... just in time for the holiday season! It really is true: Love never dies. I loved you then, I love you still,...

Enjoy your lease on life

Enjoy your lease on life

Some people might say I look for the signs I encounter that connect me to our divine universe yet if anyone is like me, then you know the signs literally just show up! You don't have to work to see them. They are unavoidably thrown at you like a pie in the sky. Like...

Enjoy the Shoes on the Dryer

Enjoy the Shoes on the Dryer

Today is my wedding anniversary without the love of my life, Dean Blixt. Never in a million years would I have thought my story with Dean would end so suddenly the way it did. Beware of blood clots! And enjoy the shoes on the dryer. I always used to get on Dean's case...

The Weeping Weeds

The Weeping Weeds

The outcome of grief grows like an uninvited weed taking full control of every beautiful part of our garden we took time to care for and cultivate. Everything once grown into our organized idea of true beauty is now tangled in a natural web of weeds. All our hard...

One Year Later. Still Missing You.

One Year Later. Still Missing You.

I honestly can't believe it is one year ago today, at 12:16pm Phoenix time, you left this earth for the stars. I remember sending you a text exactly at that time, only one hour ahead of your death from Dallas, telling you: "Love you... Skate safe...do you think the...

Placed on Purpose?

Placed on Purpose?

In a rush to get out the door~ headed for the airport~ My birthday girl ~ Schatzi threw up her dog food in two different spots this morning. Good grief!!! Poor baby. Thankfully she managed to get outside first. And while....rushing to clean it up... Rockafeller~ just...

Notre Dame Represents Hope

Notre Dame Represents Hope

There comes a time in life when you realize we are all broken, burned, covered in scars, and at times...reduced to ash...just like Notre Dame! As I walked around this precious place today smelling remnants of smoke still filling the air I am witness to a harsh...

Still, All Is Well With My Soul

Still, All Is Well With My Soul

Was it really his time to go? God’s time? I have pondered this question over and over since Dean died. Is it ever really our time? Are our days truly numbered? Or does God just meet us the middle when incidents happen? As if to say, I’m here for you. Are you ready?...

Small Reminders in My Path

Small Reminders in My Path

See the D? Even the vacuum cord is a random yet divine connection to Dean Blixt. A chore he mastered best due to all the dog fur! These small reminders just show up in my path each and every day, every step of the way, one day at a time, helping to move me forward....