November 5, 2024Published by Diane Simard at November 5, 2024Categories Life JourneyThe Purpose of PurposeThank you, Diane, for your blog about Prayer… having spent some of my younger years in a convent in Cintra, Portugal, I was blessed with the […]
October 2, 2024Published by Diane Simard at October 2, 2024Categories Life JourneyPB&Js for GodHere’s a jolt. This is a post about prayer. Yeah, I know. When I outlined my blogs for the year last December, October seemed far enough […]
September 4, 2024Published by Diane Simard at September 4, 2024Categories Life JourneySeptember’s Precious Distractions“You know I, like you know, really like this, you know, blog you inserted in, you know, my life.” -Darrel Watson (Commenting on my previous blog: […]
August 1, 2024Published by Diane Simard at August 1, 2024Categories Life JourneyBuzzwords Guaranteed to AnnoyI have been pondering a blog on this topic for a couple years. But I didn’t want to provoke a wave of unsubscribes so I held […]
July 7, 2024Published by Diane Simard at July 7, 2024Categories Life JourneyHigh Standards, Low Expectations“Life is harder when you expect a lot of the world and little of yourself. Life is easier when you expect a lot of yourself and […]
June 3, 2024Published by Diane Simard at June 3, 2024Categories Life JourneyThe Trip of a LifetimeTwenty years ago this month, I had the extraordinary opportunity to attend the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC), the U.S. Secretary of Defense’s own offering to […]
May 1, 2024Published by Diane Simard at May 1, 2024Categories Life JourneyMe vs. ChatGPT on the Topic of Being AloneDiane, your last blog, “That Embarrassing Thing I Did in College” was too funny. It’s important to keep our sense of humor! Words do matter. And […]
April 2, 2024Published by Diane Simard at April 2, 2024Categories Life JourneyBeneficial BlundersDiane, your last blog, “That Embarrassing Thing I Did in College” was too funny. It’s important to keep our sense of humor! Words do matter. And […]
March 4, 2024Published by Diane Simard at March 4, 2024Categories Life JourneyThat Embarrassing Thing I Did in CollegeDiane, what a lovely gift your ladybug blog (Unlikely Gifts in Unmarked Packages) was for me. It reminded me of my father, who was a college […]