Author: racheleasleygoing

An Oasis at Home

An Oasis at Home

One of the things I love about blogging is the networking of bloggers who share common goals and passions. This month of October, I am participating in a Writing Challenge. You will find other bloggers and many topics that you may enjoy following, at write31days.com. . And I won’t even mind if you so choose…

“Fake Fall” …maybe

“Fake Fall” …maybe

Last Thursday, y’all went all September 1st on me. And I love you for it! Y’all had it everywhere, facebook, pinterest, instagram… Like, “Y’all, it’s September 1st, the first of the “ber” months! And I’m like, “I know right. “Ber” months…bbbbbrrrr….like ice and snow…bbbbbrrrr.” So I thought to myself, September? Fall? How’s that possible y’all? Because…

You Can Be the Change

You Can Be the Change

We’d spent the night at the farmhouse. Morning dawned cold and dark. I lit the candles on the table, hoping to shatter the chill, and bring comfort. and cheer. Pulling my phone from my pocket, I decided to see what I could capture on my screen by taking photos in the darkness. The table had  Valentine…

Was it YOUR Best?

Was it YOUR Best?

Just do your best. Mother raised me on those words. To my “perfectionisticly” fragile soul, (yes, I’m pretty sure perfectionisticly is a word but if it isn’t it should be, just say you  saw it HERE first) those words freed me in so many ways. Because, my best isn’t necessarily perfect, in fact, not much…