Some people love change. They see it as a new adventure and get excited. I’m not one of those special people. Change is difficult for me....

Before we get started with today’s post, I want to let you know that Ozarks Maven will be moving to another hosting site in the next few...

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Mine was fabulous. I had the good fortune to spend the entire weekend with my mom, sister,...

I’m attending my very first ball this weekend. But wait, there’s more. It’s being held in a castle, and I will be one of several authors...

I attended the Ozarks Writers League (OWL) Spring Conference in Branson, Missouri last weekend. I had a great time and made a few new...

I’m entering a photo contest this weekend, and I wanted to submit some pictures of a beautiful place I know. Unfortunately, the photos I...

My best friend and I made our annual trek to the Neosho City-Wide Sale last Friday. We’ve made it a priority to clear our schedules and...

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! If you celebrate it, I hope you had a Happy Easter, too! My Easter was low-key and quite...

My husband and I went to visit mother-in-law last weekend. She lives in the memory care unit of a nursing home. She’s been dealing with...

I had a wonderful weekend! Saturday, my sister, Mom, and I took our girls’ day out road trip that we had to reschedule due to my illness...

I hope you are all healthy and happy. I caught a nasty virus that’s been going around my office, and I’ve been miserable for a week. I’m...

I’m so excited! I did something over the weekend that I’ve been contemplating for the last couple of years. I uploaded my very first...

What would you do if you were given three months to live? What changes would you make for your final days? My friend, Heather Burch,...

I had a doctor’s appointment this morning. Because I’m of a certain age, I needed my first shingles vaccine. My doctor warned me in...

Sometimes my grown children still surprise me. Please keep in mind that my kids are step-kids, so they missed a great deal of time with...

I hope everyone is having a great Valentine’s Day! I know some people say it’s just a made-up holiday to sell candy, but it’s a truly...

There are some days when no matter what you do, you can’t win. Last Saturday was one of those days for me. It started out with my...

Winter is here again. We’re having a winter storm here in Missouri right now. The roads are icy, and it is COLD! Hopefully, you are safe...

I attended a birthday party last weekend. My sweet friend, Nikki, whom I’ve known since high school, celebrated her 50th birthday...

For those of you who don’t know, I have diabetes. A few decades ago, the doctor I had at the time told me that it was not a matter of if...