Happiness

Bill: "If frogs had wings, they wouldn’t bump their butts on the rocks.” (American folk Proverb) Now that's a sentence you don't hear every day. Sheri: Hm…not sure that expression has ever “leaped” across my path before. 😊 Bill: Well, it’s an old saying with both a playful grin and a serious point. Sure, if frogs had wings, they could soar over every obstacle. No rocks. No bumps. No bruised frog bottoms. However, frogs don't have wings, and wishing they did doesn't change r

When we were kids, counting seemed pretty straightforward. One, two, three, four... we counted marbles, baseball cards, pennies in a jar, hot wheels, and the days until our birthday. Counting was simply a way to keep track of things we cared about. If you wanted to know how much you had, you counted. But somewhere along the road of life, we learn that the most important things -things that count - aren’t things at all. They are people. And while it’s nice to be able to count

Shakespeare wrote, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ” This is such a fitting place to begin our Any Other Name blog. Shakespeare was right in a literal sense - the rose itself doesn’t change. - however, our experience of it often does. What we name or call things has a curious way of shaping how we see them. (Just try calling that same rose a weed or a cactus long enough, and it might start hanging its petals a little lower in your mind!) Names matter. The wo

Corn, corn, corn. Funny how we can collect an earful if we want to... Maybe the lesson is pretty simple. God gave us two ears and only one mouth for a reason. May we use them well. Amen.

We think God gave us memories like He gave us all fireflies – tiny flickers of light to brighten the darkness. They don’t last forever in front of our eyes, but they shine just enough to remind us of something special tucked away inside...

Your hands are on the wheel, your foot is on the gas, and you have just enough confidence to think, “Road trip!” You’re officially in the driver’s seat - freedom in motion with authority to occasionally adjust the radio. Sheri: Remember one of our first road trips together, Bill? Packed car, big smiles, and after two hours of driving, a bold declaration of “let’s take the shortcut!” Ten minutes later, we passed the same front porch – twice, as a matter of fact. Also, the same

Remember the saying, “every pot has a lid?” Most folks hear it and think about partnering romantically. But looking at it from a different angle, it’s all about the fit. Not forced fit. Not “close enough” fit, but that satisfying, just-right moment when things come together the way they were meant to. Think about it. Every problem, no matter how oddly shaped, has a solution or resolution out there somewhere. It may not be obvious. It may not be quick. It might even look a l

We moved some roses from the garden to the window ledge inside our home… where, as it turns out, you could see roses blooming inside and outside. Same flowers, just blooming on both sides of the glass. So where are we headed, you ask? To the realization that the roses didn’t stop being roses because their surroundings changed. Garden. Vase. Sunshine. Window table. Same bloom. Different setting. We humans tend to believe we can only thrive under exactly the right conditions. T

Sometimes, a “piece of cake” is just that simple: something easy, something sweet, a moment in life we can enjoy without hesitation.

Just Released! Book #2 of our Positivity Collection Positive Vision and Vibes... High on Life eBook, paperback, and hardback Written in our warm, laid-back, conversational (and sometimes witty) “Sheri & Bill” style, Positive Vision and Vibes offers encouragement, humor, and a positive perspective you can hang onto even when the world feels sideways. Inside, you’ll find: ✔️ Encouraging original non-published reflections from our Positive Perspective ✔️ Thoughtful photog

With passengers and crew totaling over 4,000, we were surprised and pleased to find an oasis of calm on board our cruise ship. Like a siren on the ocean, this oasis drew us in, calling “your table’s ready - what are you waiting for?”

The mountains rose majestically, white and gray against the wide western sky. Below, a seemingly endless valley of green trees. The landscape was expansive and generous with perspective…you know, the big scheme of things. Sometimes freedom looks like this kind of stillness. Where there is space around your thoughts. Space around your fears. Space inside your choices. Bigger than the deadlines and the constant hum of what comes next. Room to breathe again. Sheri: Standing the

Here’s a simple plan for life: show up, try, stumble, learn, and keep going. Every small effort — the class you take, the recipe you attempt, the friendship you nurture — is a coin you drop into your personal treasure chest. Over time, it fills with more than memories; it becomes a store of experience, wisdom, and stories you can share with the world. That’s what it means to be chronologically gifted. Life’s treasures grow when you learn, volunteer, and travel. Each action de

Some mornings feel like a championship match. Other mornings feel like you showed up in your slippers with decaf and a slightly wrinkled game plan. Either a way, it’s morning, and life is waiting for your next shot. The ball’s in your court. We’ve learned a few things about courts over the years. Tennis courts. Basketball courts. Pickleball courts. (And no, we don’t mean food courts, although choosing a salad over a cinnamon roll can feel like its own Olympic event. We plead

Stepping Through The Rain....Sheri & Bill The rain just shows up—steady, unapologetic, doing what rain always does - washes out spiders. Not dramatic enough to stop everything, but something you can’t ignore. Plans still stand and the path still matters. It’s just wet and inconvenient. And there we were anyway. Walking. Smiling. Umbrellas open, choosing to stay connected while the weather did its thing. Sheri: It was certainly better when shared with friends! Rain has a wa

There are times when nothing obvious is happening. No color. No applause. No proof you can point to and say, See? That’s awesome! Just still water and wide leaves doing their quiet work. If you didn’t know better, you might think the pond was asleep. But surprise, folks, these lilies are fixin’ to bloom. Beneath the surface, everything necessary is already in motion. This is the gift of knowing and trusting. Not the kind that paces the floor or checks the clock every five min

Our photo pretty much gives it away: this is a shameless (but very positive!) promotion for our book, Pictures, Pen, and Positivity. Life is full of small moments, the kind you almost miss if you’re moving too fast. But when you begin to look for them, really look, something shifts. Those moments start to add up. A glance, a laugh, a flicker of light - each can carry more meaning than we often realize. That’s the heartbeat of this book: imperfectly and honestly, we choose to

There you are on the tee box, shoulders squared, dreams high. You’ve got a plan. You’ve watched the pros on The Masters make it look poetic. You draw back, aim and swing with confidence. Then suddenly, instead of keeping it in the fairway, you’re deep in the rough contemplating life’s choices with a squirrel as your only witness. Sound familiar? Keeping it in the fairway is good golf strategy, and good life strategy. The fairway is that clear stretch between where you are and

Seems like we’ve trained ourselves to believe that motion equals meaning. But sometimes you need to give yourself permission to pause.

At first glance, it looks like a salad bar waiting to happen. Lettuce, cauliflower, and cabbage sitting side by side, each a solid “head” in its own right. Crisp. Dependable. Perfectly fine on their own. But together? Suddenly there’s texture, contrast, and far more nourishment than anyone could deliver solo. That’s the quiet wisdom tucked between the leaves: two or three heads can be better than one. History seems to agree. Lennon had McCartney. Ideas turned into anthe