A Southern State of Mind

I have passed a milestone in my writing; I have been blogging ...

… Murfreesboro, TN 37128

In the three months we have been in Tennessee, there have been ...

Friends in Unexpected Places

I can’t begin to count the number of people who cautioned me ...

Welcome to The Making of a Southern Girl

I’d like to invite you to follow me as I transform from a fast-paced West Coast, big city girl into a Southern Girl chasing my dreams. You will find stories of my first year in Tennessee in “The Chronicles”. I am now in my sophomore year, and my writing has shifted towards daily moments of gratitude in “Lessons in Gratitude”. [...]

May 25, 2012

I am thankful to be of sound mind and a strong heart. Today has been a very difficult day but Love carries me through.  

The One

I have walked countless miles along the greenway; and when I get the timing right, the blue heron will be perched as I walk by. I have been determined to get a beautiful picture of this bird since I first saw it. Having never seen this majestic bird before my move to Murfreesboro, I am [...]

May 24, 2012

I am thankful for early morning walks and quiet days.

May 23, 2012

I got a basket for my bike. Bye bye fanny pack! Happy, happy; joy, joy!

May 22, 2012

I am thankful that I spent the money and now have new clothes to work out in.

May 21, 2012

I passed a church sign today that read, “T.G.I.F. Thank God I’m Forgiven”. Though I do not generally appreciate the cliched sayings on most church signs, I did appreciate this one. It caused me to intentionally reflect on the goodness of God in my life. I am thankful for that.

May 20, 2012

I am so happy that the nursery had chocolate mint and lemon basil! I’m excited to start my container herb garden.

Summertime Friday Nights

Some people mark the arrival of summer at Memorial Day weekend. Others mark the “change” of seasons when the relative temperate high in the 80′s has been replaced by temperatures that soar into the high 90′s and beyond. But there is a segment of the Murfreesboro population that marks the arrival of summer with the [...]

May 19, 2012

I am thankful that Mommy and Baby Kylie are healthy. Thank you Lord for your lovingly watchful protection over their health; and I pray you bless them, increase their capacity for love and respect between them as Kylie grows, and that the mutual love for this baby knits a whole family together in ways unimaginable. [...]

May 18, 2012

I am thankful to have a great LMT who works out all the sore parts of my body so that I can keep walking towards the half marathons later this year.