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Day 3 #QuoteILove for Moments in May 2015 Challenge

May 3, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.” Author Unknown I don’t know how you finished April. I finished it well. Celebrated my youngest’s birthday, found and returned all the library books I’d borrowed on the subject of resilience, and booked two writing-related getaways – one of which I embarked upon this weekend with fellow writers from across the state of Minnesota. I also finished listening to and reading Laura McBride’s debut novel We are Called to Rise. I cannot stop thinking about this book since I finished it a week ago. I read it based upon the…

Day 2 Favorite Flower for the Moments in May 2015 Challenge

May 2, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

“Go down to Kew in lilac time (it isn’t far from London!) And you shall wander hand in hand with love in summer’s wonderland.” Alfred Noyes Yes, my favorite flower is the fragrant lilac. My first memory of lilacs were the six-foot tall ones, hedgerow-like, that bordered our property from our neighbor, Betty Freundshuh, a widow who lived behind us. Though the bushes belonged to our neighbor, I couldn’t resist the allure of their sweet perfume and heart-shaped leaves. My pruning was that of quick tears and a race to my back door to give them to my mom. Immediately the…

Day 1 #MayDayMoment from Moments in May 2015 Challenge

May 1, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • 4 Comments

Day 1 MayDayMoment of Moments in May 2015 Challenge

“The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.” – Edwin Way Teale Happy May Day 2015! This little watercolor I made especially for you. It was painted with happy thoughts of all that spring brings. Today is Day 1 of the Moments in May 2015 Challenge. I can’t wait to see how you choose to tell your #daystory. Make sure you post it and let me know about it, either in the comments or a link to your Web site or social media. A favorite memory of past May Days is helping my three sons when they…

5 Spring Reads

April 16, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/13965849/?claim=53dccu8dvf2″>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> My husband knows how much I hate winter in Minnesota. So, he proposed we take one week each in January, February and March to get away to a warmer climate. I think I’ve found a cure for my winter blues. During my times away I had a lot of time to catch up on reading. Here are my favorites: 1. If You Find This Letter by Hannah Brencher I read this book in two days. It’s Hannah Brencher’s non-fiction story of how she sets out to be not another number in the cog in the current…

The Connect Retreat: The Resilient Survivor April 8 through April 10, 2015 for women cancer survivors and those with them on their journey

March 18, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

The Resilient Survivor | https://juliesaffrin.com

So grateful and very much looking forward to being with some incredible women on April 8 through April 10, 2015. If you are a woman at work on cancer surviving, or are someone who has walked alongside a family member or friend through her journey, consider signing up for this retreat. You will come away rested, refreshed, and resilient.

From Trial to Triumph: One Woman’s Response When Cancer Came

March 13, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

As my time grows closer to being with women April 8th through April 10th at The Connect Retreat: The Resilient Survivor put on by Allina Health Buffalo Hospital, I wanted to post something from the point of view of a cancer survivor. Here is the pdf brochure for The Connect Retreat if you are interested in attending this wonderful retreat. I think you will find the following essay one that is both powerful and moving. It is written by Theresa Montgomery*. Theresa wrote this essay to her family and close friends both as a way to process her thoughts as she journeyed through cancer…

Easter Egg Decorating

March 12, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Easter Egg Decorations | https://juliesaffrin.com

Twenty years ago next month I made Easter eggs based on an article about Ornamental Eggs in the April 1995 Martha Stewart Living magazine. My sons were not quite 4, 7 and 10 and they enjoyed creating them as much as I did. As Ms. Stewart says in her article, Easter eggs are as beautiful as Christmas decorations and should last just as long as those we hang on a tree. Our Easter eggs have preserved well. Every year I store them in several egg cartons to protect them. While Ms. Stewart suggests purchasing an egg blower, I used a long…

Enter to win a drawing for a stunning photo of Golden Gate Bridge

March 12, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

This is the photograph being given away to one lucky person who leaves a comment or question for Krister on his Web site www.kristermyrlonn.com. Random drawing will occur at 12:01 p.m. CST on March 15, 2015.

The drawing for the Golden Gate image will take place this weekend. ($70.00 US retail.) There’s still time to enter. Simply go to http://www.kristermyrlonn.com/new-blog-1/ and leave a comment (underneath the image of the forest) or a question for Krister regarding my blog post about him here. Don’t be shy! Ask what you want to learn about Krister’s photographing techniques, his created landscapes or something about Norwegian or that you’ve always wanted to know about Norway. Julie

Landscape photographer Krister Myrlønn

March 4, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • 4 Comments

Norwegian photographer Krister Myrlønn | https://juliesaffrin.com

Krister Myrlønn, a landscape photographer from Bergen, Norway, and I became acquainted through a mutual friend, Madeline Farni. I’ve known Madeline since she was a little girl. She and her three brothers grew up with my sons. Her mom, Ann, and I shared many a summer afternoon on their back porch, watching our kids swim in their backyard swimming pool. On many of those evenings, we’d sit next to one another as we watched our kids play baseball and football. Ann moved in late winter of 2011 and Madeline followed her. And while Ann and I have kept in touch,…

BlessBack® paperback on sale!

February 3, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Join us to celebrate BlessBack’s third birthday! February 17th marks the third birthday of the popular book on gratitude, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life As a way to express my thanks to all of you for supporting my book on gratitude, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life is on sale for the entire month of February 2015. Now’s your chance to get a paperback version for just $11.99. Hurry, offer ends February 28th at 11:59 p.m. Click the red button to be taken to Amazon to get your discounted book. Here’s what others are saying about how…

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