Everyone Is Struggling

A few years ago we began noticing - or rather, couldn't help but see - the terribly detrimental impact of continued, daily, constant, stress. It was first responders who began to finally get the attention they needed and deserve, to help navigate the constant assault of negative situations and trauma, and then gradually we opened our minds to not just front line workers, i.e., police and firefighters, but to those equally affected, but in less subtle ways, dispatchers, correctional officers, etc.

Vintage Thanksgiving: Retro and Old-Fashioned Holiday Greetings

Happy Holidays ~ here we are in the middle of November, just two weeks away from Thanksgiving 2024. I've posted many of these images I've collected over the years on Pinterest and Facebook, but to my surprise I hadn't added them in a blog post.....so here they are. I hope you enjoy browsing these old time designs featuring kids on the farm, feasts, farm life, and Americana style greetings.

If You Don't Speak Up, Who Will? Animal Abuse and Warning Signs

I met another Jayla today - not the same coloring, but a very similar bulldog/pit bull mix, also used to make money for some lousy backyard breeder probably, and then discarded on the side of the road like trash. The other dog was luckier than our Jayla, being dumped at only three years old, whereas our girl went through that cycle of hell for seven years, leaving her with the body of a dog twice her age.

Let There Be Peace | November 6th, 2024

Today I thought to myself....I'm so old I remember when people didn't act like children, call each other names, tear one another down for their preferences, or riot after an election. Let's make this the year we stop that; let's get back to respecting one another; staying quiet when needed; creating a more peaceful and unified world.

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

Thank you to the dedicated humans who work tirelessly to help homeless and abandoned animals. While the demands of your career are more exhausting today than ever before, please know you are doing work few individuals can handle.