Kimberley Barker

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The Dawn of a New Day

 I have been waking up extraordinarily early over the last few months. Way too early if you ask me, around 5:30 am and sometimes 4:00am. It makes for a very long day for sure.  But one of the parts I love about this quiet time in the morning is the chance to see a new day arrive.As I sipped on my hot coffee and looked out my office window, I can see the street light still aglow  as the darkness begins to turn to light. It happens between 7 and 7:30 in the morning , the time I normally get [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:28:52+00:00January 26, 2017|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on The Dawn of a New Day

The Call of Creativity, a Loud Whisper from My Mother

It's been a really long time since I have written a blog or written my Morning Pages. In fact, it feels like it has been a really long time since my heart and my zest for life has shown its courage to once again, come out of hiding. The day my Mother died , December 10, 2015 was a day of exhilaration in the morning hours and a day of utter despair in the afternoon. You see, I was given an incredible opportunity to speak in front of an audience of about 60 people for a major corporation in town [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:03:19+00:00January 24, 2017|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on The Call of Creativity, a Loud Whisper from My Mother

The Magic of Ordinary Days

I saw the trailer for a movie with this title on Hallmark Channel. It struck me.I have been thinking about it most the night.Most of us take our daily life for granted. The daily ritual of feeding our animals, getting the mail out of the mailbox, throwing in a load of laundry, kissing your spouse goodbye as they head to work.But aren't these life's little treasures? If someone told you that you would soon die, would you not cherish these little moments and see them through different eyes?The movie was about a love story of a pregnant woman in the [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:28:28+00:00July 19, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on The Magic of Ordinary Days

Perfectionism is Fear in High Heeled Shoes and a Mink Coat

I just have to laugh at this title for today's blog. I wish I had come up with it, but I didn't. Elizabeth Gilbert did. And as many of you know, she is one of m all time favorite writers and teachers of all things creative.So, she has a Creativity Class on Udemy whereby you can pay a very affordable price to hear her speak on the creative process. I guess she is kind of like Julia Cameron, who wrote The Artist's Way.I paid for the class and have been listening to her lectures for a few days now. And [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:03:44+00:00June 9, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on Perfectionism is Fear in High Heeled Shoes and a Mink Coat

The Dark Night of the Soul

The Dark Night of the Soul...when that person you love so much and who loves you just as much dies.. it's as if this blanket or shadow overcomes your being and your inner world shuts down and you want so desperately to shut everyone out. The pain is more excruciating than you ever imagined it could be. You don't know how you will ever feel good again. Will my life always feel this way from this point forward? Will I feel happy at some point in the near future? Will I survive this? Will I feel what joy feels like ever [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:04:33+00:00June 7, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on The Dark Night of the Soul

I Hear the Birds Singing Today

I Hear the Birds Singing Today...The birds that have decided to surround my house with companionship and love..I Hear the Birds Singing Today...The birds that my Mother loved so much...I Hear the Birds Singing Today..They are filled with joy..I Hear the Birds Singing Today..They warm my heart..I Hear the Birds Singing Today..My Mother's spirit in Flight..

By |2021-11-06T16:05:05+00:00June 4, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on I Hear the Birds Singing Today

And Now.. I Share the Dawn of Each Morning with My Mother

And Now.. I Share the Dawn of Each Morning with My Mother..How you ask? For she has left this physical world behind, not a few short months ago.I awake to the sound of the birds around 5amAnd I know that she is there..I feed the cat, grab my coffee and make my way to my writing roomAnd I know that she is here...I open the file on my computer labeled, "Gifts from Serenity Pond" and continue work on her bookAnd I know that she is here..I peruse through the many small pieces of paper that hold her thoughts from years [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:08:42+00:00May 24, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on And Now.. I Share the Dawn of Each Morning with My Mother

Mother’s Day at Serenity Pond – A Celebration of Love

It was days before Mother's Day this year and I knew my brothers and sister, my nieces and nephews were all thinking about my Mother. How could we not? The commercials on TV run every 5 minutes, stores advertising gifts. The gift we all wanted was just one more day with our Mother, our Grandmother.The days were silent between us until I called my brother and asked him what he would like to do to celebrate our Mother's life. I suggested we take a ride out to the place in the woods where she lived with her husband and my [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:09:48+00:00May 9, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on Mother’s Day at Serenity Pond – A Celebration of Love

A Love Letter from Heaven, A Mother’s Message to Her Daughter on Mother’s Day

And so, as the world goes to brunch, sits around a barbecue, goes to church with their Mom's, I cry.And I turn on Hallmark to make me feel better, only to tune into a channel where a daughter has lost her Mother at 13.Yes, I made myself watch the whole movie as the sun was shining brightly outside, knowing I should be out there enjoying. Yet, I sit..as I did this past winter when my Mother died. I went to work and I came home and watched Hallmark movies. Everyday, I did the same thing for months. Shutting myself off [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:30:07+00:00May 8, 2016|Blog, Holidays, Inspiration|Comments Off on A Love Letter from Heaven, A Mother’s Message to Her Daughter on Mother’s Day

A Grandmother’s Love Letter to Her Granddaughter

Dearest Shelby,      One day when Grandma was a young girl, God said, "I think I will give here a gift."      And so he did.     It was a wonderful present.     The gift was your Daddy.     Time passed, and God said again, "I think I'll add something to make the gift even better."     So He added a beautiful ribbon and tied  it with a soft, pretty bow around the first present.     That pretty Bow was Your Mommy.     Now, the angels were watching God wrap this Present to me and said,    "God, [...]

By |2021-11-06T16:32:57+00:00May 5, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off on A Grandmother’s Love Letter to Her Granddaughter
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