valerie writes

Life

  • What My Evening Looks Like Today

    Today is Wednesday. Every Wednesday evening, I gather with other residents in the third floor lounge to pray for the prayer requests we received from other residents, pray for the management of the complex we live in, pray for situations… Continue reading

  • Personality Traits and Red Flags

    Sometimes it’s easy to read a person just by looking at them. Though as the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover. Even first impressions can be way off. So, what personality traits send me red flags? A… Continue reading

  • My Ideal Week

    For the most part, I’m living my ideal week. I’m retired and my time is my own. However, it’s far from ideal. Right now, it’s lonely. In my ideal week, I would spend time with my son and his girlfriend… Continue reading

  • How I Relax

    I relax by painting rocks, watching television, or writing. Each of them are relaxing for me. I started rock painting before COVID and found out I had latent artistic abilities. Growing up I was no artist. Even stick figures were… Continue reading

  • Today’s the Day

    I’ve mentioned it for the past week. The 50+ Retreat checks in at 1 PM today. I’m completely packed and waiting for my ride who will pick me up at noon. This is my good friend who will pick me… Continue reading

  • Am I Holding a Grudge?

    I’m sure there was a time in my life when I held a grudge. I don’t know what it was about. I no longer hold a grudge. I prefer to live my life free from anything that would bind me… Continue reading

  • My Longest Journey

    When it comes to travel, I’m in the minor leagues. I haven’t done a lot of traveling, but I have gone half-way around the world. My husband was in the Navy. We had two small children and he got stationed… Continue reading

  • My Ideal Home

    Through the years, I’ve made many layouts of what I wanted for my home. Layouts because I have an associate degree in architecture. I love coming up with different layouts of what I hope my ideal home will be. It’s… Continue reading

  • Happy Labor Day …

    to everyone celebrating the day. I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday. My neighbor and I just got home from shopping. They had T-bone steaks on sale in two and three steak packages. When we got home, we invited our… Continue reading

  • Tears of Joy

    Kindness always brings tears to my eyes. It’s always unexpected and cherished. What brings tears of joy to your eyes? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me. Continue reading