Welcome to my blog.
This blog is a mixture of old and new. It has plenty of old content since I’ve been blogging for quite a number of years but I have decided after the last few years of being away to come back new and different.
The last three or four years has been dark and full of turmoil. I was taking care of my sick husband, then he died unexpectedly. While I was dealing with that, Covid came and devoured the world in it’s own dark cloud. After almost three years of dark, gloom and despair and lots of talks with a few friends, I decided to pull myself and as many readers as I could out of the dark and into more light.
The new direction for my blog will be all things positive or as my new blog title says…..Life, Love and Strength. We are all going through some kind of struggles, some kind of strife and so I wanted to oversee a blog of light. I decided to blog about how strong people can be, how light and love can be a guiding light in the darkness.
As for the worlds woes, well they won’t reach this blog.
I won’t talk about politics, religion or Covid and vaccinations. So much vitrol is already being discussed about these things, this blog is going to be a refuge from this. A place you can relax, smile and let your worries rest for another time.
So, come join me and others while we walk on the lighter, brighter side of life!
Here is a brief biography……
I live in Canada but am originally from the states. I was born and raised in Wisconsin and spent more than twenty years in Texas. I’ve always loved to read and write stories. If my head wasn’t buried in a book reading, it was buried in notebooks, writing. I have a fascination with the written word. I’ve always wanted to write a book and now that I have, (I’ve written two!) I’m more in love with books than ever. For this part of my life I live in Alberta, Canada with memories of my late husband, two old cats and my own furry dog sidekick, Sam. The cats and dog are alive, in case that wasn’t clear. 😉
If you want to contact me for my advice column or to suggest some uplifting subjects to write about just drop me an email from my contact page. Or drop me a comment here!
Life, Love & Strength 
A writer who dabbles in all the disciplines. Lovely. Are you ready for winter? I only say that as I was born Calgary. 🙂
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Hi Shelley. I am never ready for winter. 🙂 Hope where ever you are that you stay warm!
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The person I passed the Blog Hop story to passed. Since it’s already been three days, I’m going to pass it on to you again. I guess we’ll have to start from the beginning. 🙂
http://fishofgold.net/2014/11/22/the-nano-poblano-blog-hop-story-round-2/
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Well, thanks Fishy. I’ll see what I can do. It’s taken some strange turns. 😉 And I needed another post anyways. LOL
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Cheers. Thanks, Jackie.
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Congratulations Jackie, on all of your achievements. Keep moving forward, you are doing a fantastic job.
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thank you! Same to you!
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wonderful dipped your toes in poetry …great blog
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Only dip now and then. Thanks!
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I’m sure Texas’s loss is Canada’s gain. Keep following your dreams. I’m so glad you liked my post, Don’t Read Unless You Want to Know. I hope you’ll check out more of my blog and share with your friends. @jeancogdell at Jean’s Writing
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Thank you Jean. I will check your blog out further. Looks very interesting. 🙂
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Hi Jackie. Congratulations of finishing the big story!
I’m nominating you today in the Five Photos Series Challenge because it’s a special one to me, and to Nano Poblano. Please have a good day, my friend. — Mark
http://markbialczak.com/2015/06/23/all-i-have-to-do-is-dream/
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Hey Mark! Thank you! Well, I will look into what needs to be done for the photo series. Thanks for thinking of me! Have a great day!
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Thanks, Jackie. You have a great day, too. 🙂
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An Alberta writer! wow. so am I – that is, I was until I moved back to Switzerland where I’ve lived twice before. But I’m still an Alberta girl inside. Look forward to reading more of your writing.
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Thank you so much! Well, originally I’m from the States, but I love Canada and it’s my home now. Nice of you to drop by! Hope to see you again. 🙂
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Just realized you’re in Alberta. I am a Yukoner living in BC. I was an American once, too. 😉…raised in Washington state.
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Wow, small world! We seem to have a lot in common. 🙂
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So nice to meet you! I’m enjoying your blog already from what I’ve read. Susie sent me. 🙂
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Thanks for visiting and following! I shall be over to see your blog very soon. 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Thank you, I hope you’ll enjoy mine as much as I did yours! 🙂
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I did indeed enjoy it. 🙂
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Hi, Jackie! Thanks so much for supporting MotiveMeansOpportunity–it means a lot. We spinners of mystery must stick together! Best to DeeDee & T!
–Michael
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Yes, we should stick together! Thanks for the well wishes. Dee and Tee appreciate it.
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Congratulations of becoming a writer! You seem to be enjoying it and having fun with it. All the best to you in the future! I’ll look around while I am here.
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Thanks so much! Yes, I am enjoying it. I always have. 🙂
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Hello, How are you? I like your posts so much that I nominated you for AN Awesome Blogger award. I hope you will participate. If you are interested, please visit my post about it.
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Thank you so much for nominating me for this. I’ve been doing this blog for a long time now and at first I accepted awards every time but now I’m letting some of the younger blogs get the glory. Doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate it! 🙂
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Appreciate it
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Thank you for giving newbies a chance, you have a good heart
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https://abbeyisnotnormal.wordpress.com/
(It’s Mer, special invite only to my new blog.)
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I had to stop by and see what’s new here. I’m glad you are posting again and coming out of that dark well. Sending love and hugs from a fellow well dipper.
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