by Shauna | Aug 20, 2019 | Dog Days, Inspiration, Northwest Farm Terrier (NWFT)
Ramsey turned none this year. He is starting to slow down for the most part. Sleeps a good portion of the day or is just lazy. However, we added a Golden Retriever to our lives. She is a young girl who has a lot of energy. In some ways she reminds me of when he was a...
by Shauna | Aug 13, 2019 | Inspiration
Hi there. Can we sit down and just chat for a few minutes? I won’t take up much of your time. I just want to ask you to think about something. Why is it that when someone speaks, they have an expectation of being listened to yet when you voice an opposing...
by Shauna | Jul 30, 2019 | Inspiration
It is coming up on three years since I lost my husband. September 1st. It almost taunts me at times. Every day I get a bit more together. Here are the things I have learned about grief; It never goes away. Never. There is truth that time will ease the pain. I am not...
by Shauna | Jul 29, 2019 | Inspiration, Life
Sometimes we take “home” for granted. We say things like, “home is where the heart is”, “home is where you hang your hat”, “home is where you come from.” This, to me signifies that ‘home’ is an intangible...
by Shauna | Jul 23, 2019 | Inspiration, Life, Love
I look at you and see your face engrossed at the moment. Steadfastly you concentrate on becoming a better you. I watch you talk to other people, how you inspire them with both your wit and wisdom. How you reassure them with your presence. In the simplest of moments,...
by Shauna | Jun 19, 2019 | Inspiration, Life, Love
I found my heart beats differently for you than for anyone else. I get excited to see you and my joy overflows. When you don’t share that enthusiasm, my heart breaks a little. A small crack, a small fracture, with time it will get bigger and harder to hide. The...
by Shauna | May 28, 2019 | Inspiration, Life
How do you deal with disappointment? When you try and do something and it fails? When you don’t get that raise you were expecting? When you don’t get a new position? When you aren’t picked for the team? There are so many things that happen in our...
by Shauna | Apr 24, 2019 | business, Inspiration, To Think on
There is a lot to be said about trying something out. Take a shoe, for example. You put it on and see if it fits. If it feels comfortable. If it looks good. If it does, you buy it. If it doesn’t, you put it back and continue your search knowing that it...
by Shauna | Jan 23, 2019 | Inspiration
Have you ever made a list and then thought, “well I will do that later”, so when ‘later’ comes and it’s still not done, you really have no excuse. You knew it needed to be done and yet, here you are at the deadline with nothing. Not only...