I apologize for being tardy with my post. Honestly, I forgot what day it was until this morning and failed to post Ozarks Maven on the...

Today, I have another great article by Sasha Moody, The Patient Investor. This time she wrote a great article for Ozarks Maven regarding...

When I married my husband at the tender age of twenty-seven, I had specific ways of doing things. I suppose I was still under the...

Happy Mother's Day! I am an Amazon Associate. As such, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases made through my affiliate...

Mother's Day is coming up next week, and I have a special post planned. I'm going to spotlight Author Daine Yates, who has written a...

It's amazing how my priorities have changed as I've aged. In my youth, I coveted the latest, greatest new things, especially cars. While...

Today, I have a special treat for you. Sasha Moody, The Patient Investor, wrote a great article for Ozarks Maven regarding Financial...

I love my family. Spending time with them is very important to me. This past weekend was filled with family time, both joyful and...

Did you see the solar eclipse? We didn't have 100% totality here, but it was pretty close. We had over 90% totality. I prepared and was...

It's Spring Storm Season here in the Ozarks. As I write this post, my area is under a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning. My...

I have an old cherry tree in my backyard. It was there when my husband, Jim, and I bought our house twenty years ago, and we saw no need...

Welcome Spring! I hope you all enjoy wonderful weather and stop to smell the newly blooming flowers. While it's cold here today, the...

I attend a women's writers' retreat twice a year. I've been going to this retreat since 2015, and it's made all the difference in both my...

Last weekend, my two sisters-in-law, one nephew, one niece, one nephew-in-law, and two great nieces came for a visit. They wanted to...

Can one person truly impact a workplace? Yes. It can be good or bad. Let me give you an example of how one person made a wonderful impact...

The price of groceries is outrageous. Is anyone else noticing that? I needed to pick up a few things last Friday, and it happened to be...

I have been in a funk lately - a bit sad, unmotivated, and completely uncreative. In fact, I gave serious consideration to withdrawing...

Despite my best efforts, the flu has me in its clutches. One of my coworkers was exposed and brought it to work, sharing it with the rest...

If you have followed me for long, you know I have three beautiful grandchildren - two boys and a girl. Last weekend was a time to...

Winter is here again. We’ve been having extreme winter lows here in Missouri for the past week or so. Tomorrow is supposed to be better,...