Just for today (well everyday!), I am grateful for my husband’s love for me. Love is a funny thing. Not funny as in humor – funny as in I don’t know the real thing until I work at it. Maybe funny isn’t the best word, perhaps mysterious or curious would be better. Because love doesn’t…
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Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – My 50th Birthday!
A month ago, if you would have said I’d be celebrating my 50th birthday at a rustic homestay in a small coastal village of southwestern India, I wouldn’t have believed you because of the busy life I was living in Qatar! But life, like an ocean has small waves and big waves. Michael and I…
Little Ditty About Love
Here, at the age of 49, I’ve had another “aha” moment about love. A more mature, deeper “aha” moment. A new understanding of the many dynamic layers within an authentic, healthy love. Love, according to Stephen Covey, is a verb – an action word with the resulting emotion, feeling of love that blossoms from…
Phuket, Thailand – Karon Beach – The Beach and First Glimpse of a Few of the Many Streets
Karon Beach The rain stopped after a few hours, so early afternoon we went down to the pool, chilled, then went for a walk along Karon Beach. Karon Beach is the third longest beach on Phuket Island, so we rock-paper-scissored to decide to walk the left half or walk the right half. We walked right. Remains…
Paris, France – The Eiffel Tower
Our last full day in Paris was spent at the Eiffel Tower. The weather was lovely. There was an undeniable feel of springtime in Paris. That feel? Perhaps the best way to explain it was a simmering of romance, renewal and happiness that floated in the air. Under a warm morning sun, we walked to…
5 Months & the ABSOLUTE POWER of Self-Talk!
I’ve spent my entire adult life changing. Changing masks. Masks are those invisible people-pleasing behaviours that allowed me to try and always do the right thing to please others. The masks have the same purpose – to please/fit in/to be accepted and liked – and what mask I wear changes for the people I’m around so I can…
Merry Christams from Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Our First Christmas Together as Husband and Wife To our dearest family and friends and all the ones who may not be so dear but are still our family and friends. Stephanie and I wish you a very happy Christams. Merry Christams You might notice the spelling of Christmas in the title is a little…
A Christmas Party in Doha, La Cigale Hotel, A Blue Waist Coat, A Gold Dress and A Yellow Ferrari
It was an evening of glamour! This evening was the College of the North Atlantic Qatar 2015 Holiday Dinner at La Cigale Hotel. This East Coast Gal (Kayak Girl) and her West Coast Husband (007) enjoyed an evening of experiencing some of the finer aspects of life thanks to his place of employment. S, 🇶🇦