The great Great Lakes

Those of us who live on the Great Lakes know how very great they really are.

We have learned to respect their incredible power.

We know how just a glimpse of the lake can relax muscles, clear a mind, make one breathe deeper.

We have experienced hours of free fun and made countless memories on their shores and we: beach combing (my daughter Martha and I just spent a couple of hours searching for sea glass this weekend!), body surfing, sailing, playing bags, paddle boarding, kayaking, drinking beer while catching a tan with friends.

We set our directions by the lake. (East has always been Lake Michigan for me.)

And we know they are so large that you can't see across* them, no matter how hard you squint.

Just like Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, or Mammoth Cave, unless you've visited the Great Lakes region, you can't fully grasp how great they truly are.

I'm so blessed to call the gorgeous HOMES** region of the Midwest home!

* - I travel across Lake Michigan multiples times each summer and can't help but marvel each time I'm in the middle of the lake and there's no land to see! What an incredible sight!

** - HOMES is an acronym for Great Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

Comments

About Me

The short and sweet version: I am a 40-some year old communication consultant and homeschooling mother of three (one son, two daughters) who wakes up each morning and does her darndest to make the most of her days, filling it with shared laughter, good food, natural beauty, healthy habits, stylish clothes, and memorable experiences...while attempting to age gracefully and (hopefully) slowly. The "embrace my long-winded, Irish roots" version: I am pretty firmly settled into my 40s. And I've had a fun time getting here; I counted down to my 40th birthday with a random act of kindness each week for the 40 weeks leading up to the big four-oh. I documented the journey on the Kindness Countdown blog to entertain and hopefully inspire others to spread niceties in their own lives. This was especially important for my own family, my children being a formative 10, 8, and 5-years old during the project. It was exceedingly rewarding to bless others alongside...

Life: Let's kick it up a notch!

It's a new day! It's a new week! It's a new month! Let's kick it up a notch! I don't mean to alarm you, but 1/4 of 2019 is over. How was it? Did you show yourself love, did you share compassion, did you take time to make memories with loved ones? Did you work towards your goals, did you keep your resolutions, did you make it a quarter for the history books? If you answered yes, congratulations! Work hard to maintain that momentum these next few months! If you answered no, start now with some forgiveness and self-reflection. Where are you giving your time and energy? Does it fill you up? If not, reprioritize and let some of it go to make room for more. More smiles, more love, more life. It's a new day/week/month/quarter! Let's kick it up a notch, shall we?!

Smellovision

I wish my blog had smellovision, because the coffee beans roasting right behind these double doors smell SO GOOD! ☕ Happy Friday, everyone! * - Photo taken at AM Coffee Roastery in Grafton, Wisconsin.

Gilded Living

Search This Blog