Acts of Kindness

Have you ever wondered how a stranger’s laugh could lighten your load? Have you ever been brought to tears by a simple smile when you were feeling low? Have strangers invited you to join their table?  Mothers day 2017 in Ajijic! Have you been compelled to dig into your pocket to give what you could?…

BLINDLY SEEING BEYOND

Is she blindly speaking about darkness while standing in the light?  Oh man, that is bold! Indeed, rather feisty words from a woman in flames. Her words embed deeply into a thirsty audience who walk in a dry desert. She anchors words feverishly as she spins hope.  She encourages others who watched her rise from…

Family Reflections

My sister Mary did the ancestry research and discovered that our bloodline includes the hearty people of Norway, German, Irish, and a scant of American Indian. I was named after my mother’s mother Barbara Herzig. In 1979 I traveled to Germany to meet my mother and she took me to her childhood village in the…

Kindred Spirits

For a perfect Mother’s day indulgence, on Friday May 12th, 2017 Netflix premiered the latest version of Anne of Green Gables. Anne with an ‘E’ is a sizzling Canadian Broadcasting joint venture!  This Prince Edward Island tale has been spot polished with electric, dramatic acting!  The red-headed-freckled-faced orphan takes on new renegade escapades in which…

Better Days Ahead

I am Better than I used to be, and I am Better than I had imagined I could ever be. Praise God for His ways are Better than mine.  Better than living in the past is to choose to live in the moment assured that the Better days ahead – are a trustworthy promise from…

Troubled Waters

When you’re weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. I’m on your side. When times get rough, And friends just can’t be found, Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. When you’re down and out – When you’re on the street, When evening falls…

Pop of Color

Sunset shot taken from our Mirador atop the roof May 8, 2017. Mexico is known for it’s colorful people, homes and big skies. #developingyoureye   POP of COLOR

The Colorful Architecture of Mexico

Rich colors and shrunken architectural designs found in Ajijic, Jalisco. It is an 800 year old fishing pueblo that only changes in color. Beautiful? Driving down Calle Juarez on Mother’s day – May 10th in San Nicolas de Ibarra.  It looks like it was taken in the 1950’s in Black and White. Same casa in…

Roof Views

When this old world starts a-getting me down… And people are just too much for me to face… I’ll climb way up to the top of the stairs, And all my cares just drift right into space… On the roof, it’s peaceful as can be. And there the world below don’t bother me, no, no!…