Category: #Inspirational

• A New Year’s Food for Thought

  People make New Year’s Resolutions every year on New Year’s Day. However, very few people can stick with their New Year’s resolutions. This year, take a different approach, take the pressure off, and learn how to improve your life by simply doing less. Making New Year’s Resolutions seems like a great idea as the New…

  SCLMRose

  1 Jan 2024

  #amblogging, #Author’s Life, #Inspirational

  #FoodForThought, #inspirational, #MotivationalTips, #PositiveThinking, Inspiration

• A Soldier’s Christmas Eve

  I got this poem from a mailing from the Disabled American Veterans. Please take a pause and remember our armed forces who gave us our freedom. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, in a one-bedroom house made of plaster and stone. I had come down the chimney with presents to give, and…

  SCLMRose

  24 Dec 2021

  #Holidays, #Inspirational

  #ASoldier'sLife, #Christmas, #ChristmasEve, Food for thought

• QUEEN ELIZABETH ROSE and A Tip Towards A Healthy You.

  Queen Elizabeth was the first grandiflora rose, introduced in 1954, representing the best characteristics of its parent hybrid tea and floribunda rose. Winner of the AARS Award in 1955, the American Rose Society Gold Medal in 1960, Queen Elizabeth still ranks in the top 10 in popularity over the past 50 years. A classic rose,…

  SCLMRose

  2 Jun 2021

  #Author’s Life, #Inspirational, #MotivationalTips, #PositiveThinking

  #grandiflora, #inspirational, #MotivationalTips, #QueenElizabethRose, #rosegardening, #roses

• What are your goals for 2021?

  I am grateful 2020 is over, gone and done. The New Year comes with an opportunity to reinvent, refresh, renew, and brings us better luck. It’s up to each of us to make plans for a better YOU. 2020 was a very stressful year for the whole country. We lost loved ones, the economy started…

  SCLMRose

  2 Jan 2021

  #amblogging, #amwriting, #Author’s Life, #Inspirational, #PositiveThinking, New Year, Writer’s Goal

  Happy New Year, Motivational, New Year's Goals, Self Help

• The Lovers’ Rose

    To all the romantics out there, here is one for you:   The Lovers’ Rose   The sweetest flower that blows I give you as we part. For you it is a rose, For me it is my heart.   By Frederick Peterson (1859-1938)   Happy Valentine’s Day!   Until next time. Stop and…

  SCLMRose

  14 Feb 2019

  #Inspirational, #Love, #Romance, #ValentinesDay, Blogging, Fragrant Roses, Quotes, Valentine’s Day

  #Love, #Romance, Blogging, Quotes, Valentine’s Day

• Constance Spry – The Rose and The Mother of Floral Design

  Constance Spry, introduced in 1961, is one of the first English Roses hybridized by David Austin and its success contributed to the founding of the English Roses. David Austin Roses is a flower arranger’s dream. They can be used to make wonderful floral arrangements either on their own or with other plant materials. With its…

  SCLMRose

  7 Aug 2018

  #amblogging, #amwriting, #Inspirational, Blogging, Floral Design, Inspirational, Roses

  Constance Spry, David Austin Roses, English Roses, Floral Design, Flower Arrangement

• The Pink Slip, A Short Story

    I thought I’d start August with a great story. This is a true story that happened to me 30 years ago and was entered and won an award at the Writer’s Digest short story competition a few years ago. It was one of the most memorable experiences I had in my business career. Somewhere in…

  SCLMRose

  1 Aug 2018

  #amwriting, #Author’s Life, #Inspirational, Blogging, Wednesday Wisdom

  #amwriting, Biography, Short Stories, Wednesday Wisdom

• Limited Time Offer for Stop and Smell the Roses – One Week Only

    Starting Monday, July 16, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PDT and ends on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PDT when it goes back to its regular price of $4.99. you can order the kindle copy of Stop and Smell the Roses for $1.99 at Amazon.com. Click here to buy now.   Feeling stressed…

  SCLMRose

  16 Jul 2018

  #Author’s Life, #Inspirational, #MotivationalMonday, #MotivationalTips, #PositiveThinking, Blogging, Book Promotion

  Inspiration, Kindle Deals, Motivational Tips, Rose Gardening

• A Rose (Rosa Banksiae) and a Tip for a Happy and Healthy Lifestyle

  Class: Rose Species Syns:   R. banksiana, Banksian rose, Banks’ Rose, Lady Banks’ Cultivated since 1796   Rosa banksiae is one of the best shrubs for a wall and in a few years will reach the top of most houses. It produces an abundance of pretty small roses with the sweetest fragrance you can imagine. The…

  SCLMRose

  8 Jul 2018

  #amblogging, #amwriting, #Inspirational, #MotivationalTips, #PositiveThinking, Blogging, Rose Gardening, Roses

  Inspiration, Motivational, Rose Gardening, Roses

• Chronic Kidney Disease

        Two years ago to the day, Feb. 1, 2016, my husband was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease. He was not feeling well for months and his doctors could not figure out why. He was so sick that day, that I insisted I take him to emergency. Within half an hour after he…

  SCLMRose

  1 Feb 2018

  #Inspirational, #PositiveThinking, Blogging

  Blogging, Chronic Kidney Disease, Health & Fitness, Inspiration, National Kidney Foundation