Do you ever covet what another has? This episode explores various ways to enjoy your own backyard or a private space you might create, if you don’t.

This is the first of readings from my books, as I mentioned in my Thursday podcast. In 2018 I published OUR DAILY MOMENTS, which contains page a day readings for 366 days. The readings cover a wide variety of topics. To get started, I chose the one you’ll hear here.

Spring has just arrived in North Dakota. The snow is only a few weeks melted and thunderstorms are frequent. But life has sprung in our backyard…plants and animals. What’s your backyard like?

From frustration to being uplifted, and three stories of being gifted greatly and years later able to give back in the same way.

It’s a great feeling of accomplishment when a goal is reached or a product finally completed. There’s a lot of joy to be had in the process too.

The little things and big things that can spur us on.

A huge surprise to find a flower in my yard turns out to be an herb used for tea. And winter hangs on while spring suddenly appears overnight. Happy Spring!

A step outside my norm, to interview and chat with author Eileen Moynihan about our writings and being authors.

We make our plans but life can surprise us.

In the aftermath of saying good-bye to our very beloved dog, I share about her and the extraordinary nature of dogs.