If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present… Gratefully… ~ Maya Angelou Gratefully living each beachy moment… (Wildwood, NJ January 2023)

Sunset Resolutions… Watching more winter sunsets: the easiest resolution to keep! (Wildwood, NJ) Dear New Year’s Resolutions, Well, it was fun while it lasted. Sincerely, January 2nd (gallerycollection.com) Why is it so hard to keep New Year’s resolutions? What is our problem? (apologies to the steadfast among us who make and keep resolutions beyond January…

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths… ~ Etty Hillesum Resting beneath a January sun… (Wildwood, NJ 2024)

Winter’s Sweet Sunrises… Doing nothing but watching a January sunrise is good for the soul (Wildwood, NJ) It’s 2026, people! The holidays are over, winter has wandered in and we’re ready to…🤔🤔Hibernate? Head to Florida? Plan the Summer of 2026 vacation? Let’s not start the beginning of a new year waiting impatiently for it to…

The best time for new beginnings is now… ~ Unknown Walking into a bright new seaside year (Wildwood, NJ)

Winter’s Warm-hearted Sunrise…🧡 Starting a cold day with warm sunlight (Wildwood, NJ January 2023) January just can’t wait to get the year started! 🤩Wakes to a winter wonderland…❄️❄️begins at the sleepy beach…🏖️celebrates each seashorey moment…🥳walks beneath a clear blue sky…🚶‍♀️🩵craves cool bay breezes and hot caffeinated beverages…☕🍵joins a book club…📖🤓🍷journeys happily through fictional lands…lingers idly…

The Seaside Story of 2025 Enjoying each Sunrise & Sunset-filled Chapter (Wildwood, NJ) Perhaps that particular story has seen its final holiday viewing for the year, but let’s think about the title. What was the takeaway for our hero George Bailey, who, with the help of his endearing guardian angel Clarence, learned what makes a…

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story… ~ Orson Welles Within the Story of 2025, we discover each seaside sunset… happily waiting for the next sunrise… (Wildwood, NJ)

Santa–Approved Sunrise Searching the seaside skies for Santa (Wildwood, NJ December 2019) It’s Christmas Eve and all that shopping is (hopefully) done and the gifts are (with any luck) wrapped and ready to place under that seashell-filled tree. We’ve got our menu planned (or hostess gift set) and we’re ready to (Santa-approved) party! How do…

The true spirit of Christmas is to recognize that we have the power to make the world a better place, one small act of kindness at a time… ~ Unknown Christmas Lover Making the world a better place, one sunrise at a time… (Wildwood, NJ)