
“Eat, drink and be merry, as you never know what tomorrow brings.”
– N. J. Farquharson nee Roberts (1945-2009)
(My Mom)

“Never look back on your life and say if only I had, look back and say I did.”
– E. F. Atkinson (1945-2017)
(My Dad)
Latest Takes
Bridges
by Andrea | August 5, 2026 | Challenges, Habit, Life, Live | 0 Comments
…Burning a bridge doesn’t always mean ending a relationship dramatically. Sometimes it simply means deciding that you will no longer return to a place, a habit, or a mindset that prevented you from becoming who you were created to be. Maybe the bridge isn’t to another person at all. Maybe it’s to self-doubt…
As We Age
by Andrea | July 29, 2026 | Challenges, Happy, Learn, Life, Live, Peace | 0 Comments
…Yet somewhere along the journey, something changes. You begin to realize that not everything that glitters is gold. Some things only sparkle from a distance. Once you get close enough, you discover it’s fool’s gold. I’ve watched people spend years chasing things they thought would make them happy, only to find themselves exhausted, lonely, or constantly looking for the next thing…
Healing
by Andrea | July 22, 2026 | Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Life, Live, Sprituality | 4 Comments
…How does healing really show itself? Is it the absence of tears? Is it when we no longer replay conversations in our minds? Is it when we can hear a person’s name without feeling our hearts race? Or is healing something much quieter than that?…
Launch of first book
Slow and steady
by Andrea | July 15, 2026 | Believe, Challenges, Faith, Gratitude, Habit, Learn, Life, Live, Peace | 6 Comments
…What I do know for sure is that I am very glad that I started this blog. Writing has helped me in more ways than I could ever explain. There is something about putting everything down “on paper” that helps to clear the mind…