Do you like snow?

My son asked me the other day, "Do you like snow?"
Without even stopping to think, I heard myself say, "Yes." After I answered him, I thought about it. Then I agreed with my spontaneous answer. Snow is beautiful. Snow can be funny (check out these snowman pictures!) Snow gives us summer water. Snow makes my yard look great. It's fun to walk in falling snow. Snowstorms give me story ideas. Last week, I was able to WALK ON THE TOP CRUST OF SNOW, something I haven't been able to do since I was a kid! So snow can turn the clock back.

Some people complain about it. Does that make it go away?
No.
Enjoy what comes. Rain, sun, snow, cold, warm, hot, just take it in. Take in life. Find the joy.
What's your favorite weather like?

What Brothers Do

My kindergartener grandson has a little 3-year-old brother named Landon. One day, he decided to do a service for his brother and write his name on his wiggle car so no one would take it. But he didn't know how to spell Landon's name. So he sent Landon inside to look at the wooden letters of his name hanging on the bedroom wall. Landon told him the first letter, then ran in to check on the second letter. After reporting that one, he ran in to see what the third one was. After enough cooperation, Landon's name was spelled out in bold black marker.
It was a laborious process for two little boys, but neither one gave up until their goal was accomplished. Could it have been done better? Not at their age.
What is it that you want to do that seems too hard, or that you don't believe you can do well enough? How about doing it just as well as you can right now? What's stopping you?
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(Check out the Chicken Story at Skylee Fair by clicking here! It's a fast read, and you won't believe the picture I found!)

Magical Time Warp!

Have you ever wished for more time? (Come on, if you're breathing, I know you have!) Children wish for more playtime, workers wish for more leisure time, homemakers wish for time enough to get everything done so they have time to put their feet up.
This week, the world is yours! Wednesday is your extra day, a gift you haven't been given for the past three years, so what are you going to do with it?

I changed my mind...I decided I have a Jamaican Heart! (And THIS dancin' lady is 97! That's what I'm talking about!)

This is me, only taller, in 47 years!

Passage on the Titanic - trailer for Anita Stansfield's new book!

Smile for Real!

"Life, the Universe and Everything" (LTUE) this past weekend at UVU delivered a writing jolt to my system that will never wear off! It was worth packing, driving, finding a parking space, staying up late and getting up early. Now watch me write! (You may want to go next year if you're a writer.)
While you're contemplating your writing conference attendance, contemplate fake smiles people give. They're smiling, aren't they, or is that a grimace?
When you smile, make sure it reaches your eyes. You can even smile with your mouth perfectly straight, as long as it reaches your eyes.
Have a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Do you smile with your eyes?