The Inherent Dragonfly A journey of discovering hope, change and love within myself.

There is not much to say today.  It has been an incredibly busy few weeks. In fact since our return from London, we have had very little downtime.  We took the trailer on our "Shake Down Trip".  This is the first trip of the year to make sure everything is in working order and make repairs for the season.  We were actually hoping it was going to rain the full Easter weekend so we could rest up from our trip, but the rainy weather subsided.  We stocked the trailer for the summer with the staples of canned goods and snacks and tested the water, air conditioning and furnace.  My husband caulked and resealed areas around the trailer and I did a deep clean of cupboards and tabletops from the winter storage.  Our most enjoyable upgrade was removing the jack knife sofa and replacing it with two recliners.  Yes, we glamp now, instead of camp. Our other big project was removing my old raised garden bed outside the kitchen off the firepit patio off, buildin...

Please pardon my word vomit of complaining, but the last 24 hour have been rough. Everyone is safe and healthy, but it is one of those days that nothing is easy and takes longer than it should. I know I always do my best to be positive, but that positivity is shadowed today. I have discovered that at times if I can tell someone or write down my frustrations it helps my attitude. I definitely am in need of an attitude check. My frustration actually began several days ago when we returned from my daughter’s graduation weekend at The Ohio State University to the remnants of a hail storm at our house that occurred while we were gone. Before we left, I spent the week preparing the yard and house for summertime enjoyment. Last summer, we were gone so often, I didn’t feel I had any down time to enjoy the outside. I was always busy catching up on the yard work and doing laundry and packing for our next trip. I know, first world problems. We had a lot of required repairs made the summer o...

West Branch Reservoir - April 2025 Lately, I have been pondering if I am readying myself for another season of life, if I am being self-centered or if depression is the root cause.  Everyone's life has seasons. My life and relationships are like a garden.  I nourish them with encouragement and support so that they take root and grow healthy and strong enough to weather the winds of doubt and storms of change.  Yet I know that a garden can not flourish every year.  They require work. The weeds need to be removed and the soil nourished.  I thank God for my harvest whether big or small and welcome it as a gift.  There are seasons in my life that I need to take out the old plants and plant new seeds for a future harvest.  This is easier in the garden than it is in real life with people. I can remember the pain and sorrow when people I thought were my friends disappeared from my life with a change of a  job, moving on from a church or moving to a new h...