Author: janinagrey

Springtime, 2011 When we were growing up, my Mom's birthday, springtime and Easter were synonymous. We lived on Long Island, and by the end of March the farm stands and grocery stores would have all sorts of plants and flowers out as they prepared for the Spring and Easter rush. Mom's gone now, but her… Continue reading Life Changes, and the Changes Become Memories

Eighth Lake Sunrise - The Dawning of a New Day. It's gray outside, but realization is dawning on me. And it's bright and warm and healing and life-giving. I am enough. You are enough. And when you begin to believe that, you can accomplish anything in this world. Until you completely believe in yourself, you… Continue reading WE ARE ENOUGH.

Sitting outside the Vaccination Location on March 18, reeling from the reality that I had just received my first shot. Embracing Life. The sunshine is squint-worthy bright today, as the last clumps of snow melt away down our driveway, carrying with it all the woes and worries from the past winter, past year. Spring is… Continue reading Happy Vernal Equinox! (First Day of Spring!)

This morning, as I sit here at my desk writing and drinking my coffee, I'm overwhelmed with all of the blessings in my life. Crows outside munching on trail mix, David doing weekly bills and hanging out with me in our warm, toasty house with the snow falling outside — all make for a great… Continue reading Morning Gratitude

Something exciting happened today! I received the cover for Love in the Forest! It's BEAUTIFUL! Just how I pictured it! Ramona the Cover Artist at Soul Mate Publishing created the cover for Ten Bucks and a Wish, which was just perfect for that sweet contemporary romance. The cover for Love in the Forest has a… Continue reading Love in the Forest coming June 2021

David, Janina, Thia, and Mike- August 2018. First Thistle Dew Retreat Life is for Living This phrase means more to me now than ever before. I adopted this phrase as a column I used to write for the Richfield Springs Mercury over a decade ago. The readership was small (about 1,000) but it was a… Continue reading Life is for Living

Today is my oldest sister Janie’s birthday. She would have been 61. Instead she will forever stay 47 in our hearts and memories. It’s difficult to believe that she’s been gone for nearly 14 years, but there it is. We didn’t live near one another, but we talked at least once or twice  a week.… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Janie.

Happy New Year!I say that with all my heart and soul, because, folks, it's going to be a great year! We have so much to look forward to and to accomplish, and only 358 days left to get it all done. Before we focus on the To-Do List, I'd like to take a moment and… Continue reading Goodbye to 2020, and Hello to 2021!

Blogs are supposed to be light and easy reading. Too long (a horrible fault of mine) or too serious and bam! we move on to the next. However, this is an acknowledgement of a half a year's struggle with writer's block, and I hope at least one person can pull something from my story. Writer's… Continue reading Getting Un-Lost

Thought we could all use a bit of help getting through these days.