Your Vote = Your Voice: Hillary Clinton Is a Champion for Us
When there wasn’t one person anywhere in the United States ~ not my family, not my friends, not one DV advocate or shelter ~ who would protect me from Oregon’s […]
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Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to Moving On
Debbie Macomber is back and better than ever! A Girl’s Guide to Moving On was inspired in part by Wayne Macomber’s need for sunshine. His wife reluctantly ~ at first […]
Celebrating Navigating Uncharted Waters’ 7th Anniversary
Happy V-Day, y’all! How did you celebrate? Shannon Wilson and I went on a whirlwind two-day bucket list trip to the Oregon coast. My love for the Oregon coast began […]
Book Review: Untied by Meredith Baxter
Meredith Baxter’s memoir, Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering, is a refreshingly candid examination of the cost of shame. Shame has been a powerful weapon of control since the days […]
Book Review: Brave Enough
Desperation is unsustainable. – Cheryl Strayed, Brave Enough Cheryl Strayed is an abuse survivor akin to Grandma Gatewood. Her hike of the Pacific Coast Trail was featured in the book and […]
Happy New Year!
This year I was determined to be home for the holidays for the first time since I started my blog in 2009. With a little help from my friends, I was […]
Book Review: The Sound of Glass
You will never be truly happy if you keep holding on to the things that make you sad. – Karen White, The Sound of Glass Beachcombers treasure sea glass. Edith Heyward […]
11-11: Single’s Day!
It’s Single’s Day! Celebrate your single self! Single’s Day is a Chinese import I like. It is like Valentine’s Day for single people. It is a day to celebrate the […]
Book Review: The Marriage of Opposites
Always pay heed to the woman who comes before you. If he’s treated her badly, he will treat you much the same. – Alice Hoffman, The Marriage of Opposites This is […]
Gun Control: Why Are We Waiting for the Government?
We quit smoking. The government didn’t ban cigarettes after it was discovered smoking was killing us. Yes, the tobacco lobby pitched a fit. Yes, smokers were offended and bitched about […]
Anne Caroline Drake 