I had a great weekend. The family and I, plus my friend at Calming Winds and two of her boys went to the Renaissance Festival and had a blast. Yes, folks, that IS a love doll. I’m quite happy knowing in my heart, it was purchased ONLY for display purposes. Yesterday, I took my three youngest to a local pow wow. The energy there was just amazing, and there was a strange smell of sage and hotdogs filling the air. I’ve never been to a pow wow before, I just wish we could have stayed longer... 

The early morning chill surrounds me as I sit on my deck, sipping my coffee. Birds twitter in the trees as a squirrel makes its way through the branches above. The leaves are beginning to change colors, staining my view with bright shades of orange and red. I stretch toward the sky, reaching my hands in a gesture of appreciation for the beauty before me and asking for the energy of the Universe to continue to propel me forward. Today is the first day of a week-long seminar on women’s well-being,...