https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog daily 1.0 2026-05-19 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/mothers-day-every-mother-counts monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1778618499313-389JPV8GV4I3OWO8TIEN/alex-ning-tWGAK_9gMy4-unsplash%25281%2529.jpg Home - Every Mother Counts Is Love In Action - Women getting safe maternity care is a basic human right Every Mother Counts is an organization working to make maternal health safe, respectful, and fair for everyone before, during, and after childbirth. I believe women have the strength and courage to make real change for others. Every effort to help women get safe maternity care shows love in action. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/invisible-string-book monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1779208375951-AOUYIG1X31NIH4BCELU1/unsplash-image-TYJdtO74v2I.jpg Home - Story time with “The Invisible String.” - An invisible string that keeps us connected Some friends told me about The Invisible String by Patrice Karst, a bestselling picture book illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff. The story is about an invisible string that keeps us connected to the people we love, no matter where they are. The string can stretch anywhere: to school, home, work, outer space, the jungle, a submarine, or even heaven. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/where-wonder-began-chattahoochee-creek-memory monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/bb7a93b2-6621-4cf1-8ec1-b2a8f2597d48/dogwood2.jpg Home - From Backyard Creek to the Chattahoochee River - Before I Knew It Was Earth Day (2026) Water splashed around our feet One of my favorite childhood memories in nature is playing in the cool backyard creek with my younger brother, Brett. It was really just a small trickle of water, but when shaded by the leaves of a dogwood tree, it became our own secret fort. We'd flip over smooth rocks to find crawdads and salamanders, collecting them in a plastic bucket while the water splashed around our feet. Summertime freedom When we got a little older, we discovered large rocks to leap on as we traveled downstream to the deeper areas. My friends and I would jump from rock to rock to each other’s house, a summer-time freedom that felt like our own world. At one point, you might have found us climbing a fence to reach our destination or looking downward to see what was in the knee-deep water. That little creek fed into Big Creek and eventually found its way to the Chattahoochee River. Heading out to hike, explore, and splash my feet in the water has never left me. Today, my husband and I still chase that same joy, taking the Jeep out to hike, explore, and stay connected to nature in the ways we love. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/a-decade-of-differencecarrie-pasquale-at-the-y monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/5ff83e42-79d7-4baf-9357-e96402f2595b/carrieP.png Home - A Decade of Difference: What Carrie Pasquale Built at The YMCA - Awesome Alpharetta! She also supported me personally. When the jury selected my artwork for an Arts Alpharetta exhibit, “The Art of Movement”, it was one of my first. I was shy about sharing the news. Carrie wasn’t. She encouraged me, told others, and even came to the gallery at the Alpharetta Art Center show herself. Honestly, she touched my heart; I felt more connected to both The Y and the local arts community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/28fe66bf-75d6-4dc8-9f5b-452d4afa8f72/IMG_6041.jpg Home - A Decade of Difference: What Carrie Pasquale Built at The YMCA - Make it stand out Carrie and me at thActive Adults Christmas Party https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/haven-artwork monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/e06ef412-86f3-4a99-91e1-edcfc064b6e8/170350_1825784769291_250327_o.jpg Home - “Haven” Mixed Media Artwork - “Haven”. Mixed media by Stacy Vanden Huevel “Haven”. 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They both follow patterns and build on structure, and together they can create something much more complex than either could on its own. 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When a sibling dies, you lose the past and the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/359a35dc-d3e0-402b-8be8-47456b376b24/Icons+in+desseldorf.jpg Home - Grayson’s Kindness and Contagious Smile - St. Lambert Basilica in Düsseldorf (left) and in Cologne Cathedral, Germany. Everyone remembers their loved ones in their own way. For the past fifteen years, my husband and I have honored my brother Brett’s memory by lighting a candle for him whenever we travel. We have lit candles in fifteen countries, in churches, cathedrals, and temples. Recently, we lit candles at the magnificent St. Lambert Basilica in Düsseldorf (pictured) and at Cologne Cathedral in Germany. Now, in addition to Brett, we light candles for Grayson and my cousin, Judd, both of whom were remarkable individuals. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/rainn-abuse-network monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1779218578868-68JW9PNEVCTCCVEYP10J/unsplash-image-cbEpzFkze68.jpg Home - With RAINN’s Help and Awareness, You Are Not Alone. - With RAINN, you are not alone. Some posts are easy to write. This isn’t one of them. I want to offer something clear and useful for anyone who may need it: a reminder that support exists, and no one has to figure this out alone. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation’s largest anti–sexual violence organization. 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He knows “Sit” and just realized that when he sees his leash, it means he gets to go outside and make Greg sprint across the yard.❤️ #chocolatelabpuppy #chocolatelaboftheday https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/unitarians-in-2-minutes monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/the-seven-lakota-values monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1761445898906-WI0I4LDB7RLLUFB6PLXL/unsplash-image-defJNueo2Qg.jpg Home - The Seven Lakota Values. All Things Are Connected. - The Pasque Flower Because of its importance to the Sioux people, the Pasque was chosen as South Dakota’s official flower. I was led to this lovely lavender flower when searching for information about the saying, “All things are connected.” I believe in this, and the phrase was on my website’s home page at some point. I wanted to see where it came from and found information about that particular idea and more. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/wednesday-addams-ive-been-waiting-for-this-for-months monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/second-anniversary-at-the-y monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1760726878550-5OIKGFHGEJC3CQBPKJHQ/IMG_8483%281%29.jpg Home - Two Years Strong: We Can Do Hard Things - October marks two years since I started working out at The Y Three days a week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Rain or shine, hot or cold, I show up. Most mornings, I roll out of bed, lace up my shoes, and head out the door before I’m barely awake. What I didn’t realize when I began was the complex relationship between consistency and fitness. Some days I push myself. Some days I just show up. And both count. What is the most important thing I have learned? We can do hard things. Not because it’s simply a challenge or fun every time, but because somewhere along the way, we stop asking if we can, and start pushing and realize that we already are. That we have been; every step, every drop of sweat, all prove the same truth: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1760726853771-8BQ69DOA8FHBDDPRFR5T/IMG_6766.JPG Home - Two Years Strong: We Can Do Hard Things - Strength isn’t loud. It’s steady. This is not the way I generally work. I’m inspired, making lists, and craving creativity. But somehow the days became weeks, then months, and at the two-year mark, I feel empowered and confident. I’ve reaffirmed my worth and potential as someone turning 56 in a week. I feel immense pride in having shown up, worked hard, and embraced the journey. We can both do difficult things. I want to thank all of the instructors—I think I’ve been in everyone’s class at some time in the last two years. I really want to say why I’m thankful. I’m grateful for you being there, every time, on time, with a smile, different music, a fantastic variety of combinations for all types of Burn classes, H.I.T.T. classes, Bootcamp, Stretch, YFit, and Cardio Strength, to name a few. Thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1761873477804-MT6A0EAPPCLU0FWWVBSL/42477.jpg Home - Two Years Strong: We Can Do Hard Things - Make it stand out One class in the gym at The Y 2025 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/birthday-happiness monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1760661603974-U5CACFQ253XEMY93Q7EI/image000000_2.JPG Home - A Birthday Full of Chocolate Labradore Happiness - Oliver! A Happiness Birthday Present Every year, I ask for a “Happiness” birthday cake because I believe sharing the joy is much more fun than keeping it all to myself. But this year’s celebration is overflowing with happiness. I’m excited to introduce our new chocolate lab puppy, Oliver, named by our 19-year-old! A special thanks to David and Suzanne for bringing us Oliver, a puppy to shower with joy, love, and new adventures! 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Here are cool mosses deep, And thro' the moss the ivies creep, And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep, And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep.” Me: Appearances can be deceiving. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/classical-playlist monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/hummingbird-day monthly 0.5 2026-04-22 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/nine-inch-nails-forever monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1757534009278-7JCH28C0HSNXKGE6DCH9/IMG_8491%281%29.jpg Home - Nine Inch Nails Live! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1757534085182-CZ0PB0F82BCXWJAUGKH2/IMG_3218.jpg Home - Nine Inch Nails Live! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1757534093791-ZRQ2QULZSD5LEKEZMPMV/IMG_3194.jpg Home - Nine Inch Nails Live! https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/lauren-daigle monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/bring-back-you monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1755007103034-AQ5IEH6PAO32QB69ALYD/Iworkout.png Home - Bring Back You: Building Strength, Rebuilding Self - Make it stand out #MindBodyConnection https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/one-bar-family monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/0ba22f93-cf75-475e-ba85-65969e18369f/canoeing.jpg Home - Paddle, Hike, Cache, Repeat. If you can paddle nine miles in the same canoe with your spouse and still be talking at the end? You’ve found the right person. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/top-10-surprising-facts-when-living-in-michigan monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/five-surprising-facts-about-daylilies monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1754878084242-LVPT6BQO0J3R4E61Q1MG/253591_2187122002496_7813577_n.jpg Home - Facinating Facts About Daylilies - A fiery orange daylily from my 2025 Garden My gardens are a beautiful refuge from everyday obligations. They feature my favorite perennial, daylilies, also known as Hemerocallis. We've bought seeds and plants from many sources and found Oakes Daylilies offers the healthiest plants and dramatic color choices. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/becoming-a-possibilitarian monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/199c6dee-21b8-479f-a8ff-2e39711ae216/blob-ae66bd5.png Home - Becoming a Possibilitarian - Make it stand out Seeing lots of possibilities when I stopped on a ledge while rock climbing with Greg https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/large-packages monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/6f0b8322-88fd-4d7c-934b-723af294c12d/Jake.jpg Home - #ThrowbackThursday. Good things come in tall packages. - That’s my nephew Jake, all 6 feet 4 inches of him. This photo still makes me laugh, no matter how many times I see it. Jake is casually resting his arm on his Mom, Amy's, head. And there’s Mike photobombing from behind with his sly sense of humor. Jake is my brother Brett’s son, and Mike is the great person who stepped in to fill that role after Brett died. Clearly, someone ate all his vegetables growing up. The picture was taken back in high school, but today, Jake’s even more impressive. He’s now on the path to earning his Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Jake is smart, hard-working, kind, and funny. He’s not just tall; Jake stands out in every way that matters, not that I’m biased or anything. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/my-top-ten-ideas-for-living-a-mindful-and-intentional-life monthly 0.5 2026-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/f2753c13-39be-4353-a0f8-8891ea7551cd/Hippie%285%29.png Home - Living a Mindful and Intentional Life. - Stay close to those who’ve walked beside you through the years. Shelly and Stacy Jo, friends since high school. # 5. Friendship is soul fuel. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/as-by-stevie-wonder-on-musicmonday monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/she-beautiful monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/70cf8f19-b77c-40fe-85c2-d6a8c5779fd3/StacyStream-300x225.jpg Home - Not Like the Girls in Magazines - She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. I am 40 years old, a sunny day by the river with my feet in the cool water, https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/brett-johnson-2025 monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/bd2f3448-4313-441c-bb38-24d2dbf3ed99/BrettAlexJohnJakeUGA.jpg Home - Thirty-Seven Years: Remembering My Brother Brett - Brett is taking my sons and his own to a U.G.A. football game. He loved being an uncle, but being a father meant the most to him. Grief after losing my brother. Losing my brother Brett at 37 changed how I see grief, memory, and connection. A drunk driver killed him one late afternoon on a rural road. Nothing about it made sense, and moving from shock to grief was difficult. When I realized I had lost not just Brett but our memories and the future I imagined, everything changed forever. He was only thirty-seven. Remembering Brett Through Childhood Memories Brett and I shared a lifetime of memories, but now our history together is gone. The special moments of our childhood and the things only we understood are lost. As an adult, I loved when Brett came to me for advice. In the 17 years since he died, I’ve gone to events where we both should have been. We would have faced our parents’ health problems as a team. More than anything, I miss standing with him and laughing at something ridiculous. I always thought we’d grow old together. The past and the future are taken away. When people lose someone, there’s often a word for it. If you lose a spouse, you’re called a widow or a widower. But if you lose a sibling, you’re just someone who lost a brother. It took me years to realize that even though my grief doesn’t have a name, I can still grieve in my own way. My parents were devastated and spent years just going through the motions. Even now, I remember the day of the funeral and how it felt to be seen differently. But I learned something important. We have to find a path and a place for our own grief. There’s a support group for people who have lost a sibling called Compassionate Friends. I hope to learn more from them and to recommend them to friends or family who need support. "They say that siblings are the forgotten mourners and I believe this to be true. Their grief eventually forgotten in time by all, even their parents, blinded by the loss of their child, unable to 'see' their remaining children through their own pain." — Shared story from a bereaved mother via The Compassionate Friends Victoria https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/fine-art-tattoo monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/ab330956-0795-48b5-a944-a7081195e7a1/494027963_10235535612241531_6921870203839295482_n.jpg Home - Tattoo #196: A Chance Encounter An Unexpected Invitation I was thinking about adding to a tattoo I already have, but I didn’t have a plan. We had just moved back to Atlanta, and Greg and I were flipping through artist portfolios at a local shop when we found ourselves sharing a couch with a kind-eyed man with a long beard. He introduced himself as Don, and within minutes, we were pulled into his story. He was visiting shops around the country to share his journey. He asked if I’d like to get a matching tattoo with him, to share in his search for individual connection, and yet, at the same time, participate in something bigger than ourselves. Don would get whatever you were getting and didn’t want to influence what it would be. He wanted it to be unique to the “stranger” he had just met. Don’s life project was ultimately called StrangerInk.org. Ultimately, Don thought of it as a way of being remembered, but it was primarily a means of connection. At first, I wasn’t sure. Greg and I went home to discuss it, and I began researching Don’s project. News stations had reported its beginning near his hometown in Ohio, and then also reported on news stations in Kentucky and beyond. 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I’m just morally opposed to mornings.” -Muffin https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/wild-horses-daylily monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/steve-jobs-lesson monthly 0.5 2026-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1752588452887-5Q1OD1D7GJXE53Z0MVPH/unsplash-image-6ZB7ZGsiigc.jpg Home - The Beauty of Becoming: Growth Through Life’s Changes - It starts where he spoke about losing the work he loved: “What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.” He was talking about being fired from Apple. But as I listened, I didn’t think about computers. I thought about motherhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1752589312457-LGNDKUKSQACJYZ4KV6EA/unsplash-image-fmWxvTFX9w8.jpg Home - The Beauty of Becoming: Growth Through Life’s Changes - Letting go occurs while you are still holding on. That might appear rudimentary to some, but I came to understand that letting go of your children isn’t one single moment. It happens in stages, like leaves falling from a tree. I didn’t realize that letting go would feel so much like beginning again. And in many ways, it is. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/kale-chips-and-river-crystals monthly 0.5 2026-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/bf315901-3509-4cec-9de1-48566483dc70/Krispy+Kreme.jpg Home - Kale Chips are Gross (and Other Truths About Healthy Living) - Embarking on a Sugar-Fueled Adventure In my teenage years, I embarked on a sugar-fueled adventure when the opportunity arose. I discovered Peanut Butter Captain Crunch during a week of dance camp and ate it daily while I could. I also tried Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. I will never forget my first bite of the soft, sugar-glazed miracle. 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I’ve been twice. https://www.ahippiechick.com/blog/this-is-an-envo-gram-dad monthly 0.5 2026-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/57408fe7-a2d8-4f45-a527-e7a139e3d8c6/Attach0%281%29.jpg Home - A Father's Day Envo-Gram for Bing - Father’s Day 2025 Father's Day was beautiful for relaxing in the shade by the lake near my parents' house. Later, we enjoyed making bead garden stakes with my aunt, who lives in assisted living, and my uncle, who is in a nursing home. This little surprise meant so much to all of us. We left two garden stakes to add color to the garden at the nursing home. It turned out to be a perfect day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca0a9c8e1ed23439f6d3b4/1749956573996-UFXMJ7X7SKGLMZJ059SL/IMG_0052.jpg Home - A Father's Day Envo-Gram for Bing - I came across “I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Sometimes, this happens when you’re not exactly sure what you’re looking for. 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