Today I hit my 1,000th day of posting what I'm grateful for on Facebook. And on Thanksgiving too! One. Thousand. Days. That's a huge number -- over three years of gratitude posting. See this post for an explanation of the project. My journey began on Nov. 1, 2013, when I decided to start posting what... Continue Reading →

For the past few months, I’ve been working on how to move my gratitude project forward, thus the transformation of my blog and blog Facebook page to “The Wandering Pigeon: Gratitude.” As day 1,000 of my daily gratitude postings rapidly approaches, I have decided to reveal my next step: 1,000 thank you notes. And right... Continue Reading →

Today I woke up on the wrong side of the universe and it just kept going. I didn't want to get out of bed. I couldn't find my socks. The dogs wouldn't eat — and one of them is really sick and I'm afraid he will slip away soon. Then the dogs made a mess. I... Continue Reading →

As I write this, I am less than 100 days away from Day 1,000 in my daily gratitude postings on Facebook. To see an explanation of how I got started, go to my day 800 post. I've changed the name of this blog to Wandering Pigeon: Gratitude. On day 1,000 I will be changing focus... Continue Reading →

Recently I had an idea compliments of the Letter Writers Alliance, which I am a member of. I had an idea to mail a plastic pigeon. I was skeptical as to whether it would actually make it — and make it intact. So Sunday, I slapped the label to his back (he required extra tape... Continue Reading →

“The greatest gift is the love of a family.” This is inscribed on a little mirrored bear figurine my brother’s family gave me for Christmas this year. Sunday, we finally had an informal Nance Christmas in Wichita. After a nasty bout of vertigo over Christmas, I wasn’t able to attend the regular Christmas gathering this... Continue Reading →

I find as I get older, my view of Christmas changes. When I was a child my thoughts near the holidays centered around the glittery presents that Santa was going to bring me. I remember one Christmas Eve when we lived in Oswego in a two-story home at the top of a hill. I stayed... Continue Reading →

For many, November means being thankful (it means that to me as well) and preparing for Thanksgiving and the kick-off of the holiday season. But, for hundreds of thousands of writers such as myself around the world, it also means a 30-day quest to write 50,000 words — all in the month of November. For... Continue Reading →

Today is day 700 of my daily thankful posts on Facebook so I thought it warranted an entire blog post. In the past 700 days (give or take a few), I've posted daily what I'm thankful for. Sometimes they are small, seemingly insignificant things, sometimes they are deep and person. But I have made a... Continue Reading →