Love, Simply.

Love, Simply. Love, Simply. 🤍 Just love. Simply. Period. Helping you slow down, choose kindness, and leave with a little more peace than you came with.

🤍 Yesterday, my sister sent me this picture.She had looked up after the storm and saw what looked like an angel in the l...
09/05/2026

🤍 Yesterday, my sister sent me this picture.

She had looked up after the storm and saw what looked like an angel in the light.

Her first thought was Mom. ❤️

She wrote about those little moments when the distance between here and there somehow feels just a little thinner.

I knew exactly what she meant.

Then today, completely randomly, I heard a song I had never heard before:

“Tell Me, How Is Heaven” — May the Lord Studio.

And I just sat there for a second.

Yesterday, my sister was looking toward Heaven thinking about Mom.

Today, a song was asking the question I think both of us would give almost anything to ask her.

How is Heaven?

That timing felt almost too sweet not to notice. 🤍

I don’t know whether moments like this are signs, coincidence, God’s timing, or simply hearts that still love someone enough to notice anything that makes them feel close.

Maybe I don’t need to know.

I just know what it felt like.

Like Mom saying:

Hi, girls. I’m still here.

And Heaven is beautiful. ❤️

Grief teaches you that love doesn’t end when someone leaves this life.

It just has to find new places to live.

Sometimes in memories.

Sometimes in the sky.

Sometimes in a song you’ve never heard before that somehow finds you at exactly the right moment.

Yesterday, Mom felt close to my sister.

Today, she felt close to me.

And I think that’s one of the sweetest things about love.

It keeps finding little ways to say hello. 🤍

Love, Simply.
The mark love leaves behind.

📷 Photo courtesy of my sister, Brandi — DeLand, Florida

🤍 Every time I come for a visit, I think about everything I could learn from these two people.My in-laws are both 95, an...
08/25/2026

🤍 Every time I come for a visit, I think about everything I could learn from these two people.

My in-laws are both 95, and I find myself paying attention.

I want to know their stories.
Their habits.
What they've learned.
What has mattered.
What hasn't.

I want to soak up whatever wisdom I can from two people who have been blessed with such long, full lives.

What I never really imagined was that I might still have something new to teach them.

This week, I taught them how to play UNO. 🤣

They love card games, but somehow they'd never played this one. Watching them learn the rules, figure out the strategy, and enjoy something completely new at 95 made me smile.

And then there was another little moment that made me think even more.

They've always complimented me on the way I shuffle cards. I weave them together every other card so they make that perfect little shuffle sound. 😂

Last night, while playing 21 with my father-in-law, he asked me to show him exactly how I do it.

Then he asked me to do it again.

And again. 😂

He just sat there watching, trying to figure it out.

At 95 years old, he was still curious enough to want to learn a different way to shuffle a deck of cards.

And suddenly I realized...

Maybe this was one of the things I've been coming here hoping to learn from them all along.

Stay curious.

Keep learning.

Try the new game.

Ask someone to show you how they do something.

And never decide you've lived long enough to know everything there is to know.

I came here thinking about everything I could learn from them.

Turns out, I'm learning simply by watching them continue to learn. 🤍

This week's intention has been Be Present for What Is Here.

And this is exactly the kind of ordinary moment I don't want to hurry past.

A kitchen table.
A deck of cards.
Three generations.
A new game.
And two 95-year-olds reminding me that there are still new things to learn, new things to try, and new memories to make.

Sometimes a beautiful life really is this simple. 🤍

What ordinary moment in your life might be worth paying a little more attention to today?

🤍 Loving Liz Simply

Leave with a little more peace than you came with.

🤍 If this spoke to your heart, I'd love for you to join me here.

🤍 And if someone came to mind while you were reading, I hope you'll share it with them.

Because peace was never meant to be kept to ourselves.

🤍 I finally saw them.Orcas.I’ve been drawn to whales for as long as I can remember, but there’s something about orcas th...
08/24/2026

🤍 I finally saw them.

Orcas.

I’ve been drawn to whales for as long as I can remember, but there’s something about orcas that has always fascinated me beyond their beauty.

It’s the way they love.

Their families matter.

They live in deeply connected family groups. Mothers and their offspring can remain together for life, and older females hold an extraordinary place within the family, carrying knowledge that can help guide the generations that follow.

They stay close.

They care for one another.

They teach one another.

And they grieve.

The more I learn about them, the harder it is not to recognize something familiar in the way they move through this world.

Family.
Connection.
Memory.
Loss.
Love.

Maybe that’s part of why finally seeing them felt so special to me.

There’s something incredibly humbling about watching these powerful animals move through an enormous ocean and realizing how much of their lives revolves around something we understand so well:

Each other. 🤍

And, because apparently I can find hearts just about anywhere 😂, I learned something else I love.

Whales have paired blowholes, and under the right conditions, some whale blows can appear almost heart-shaped from the right angle.

Of course the ocean found a way to give me another heart to notice. 🤍

Maybe that’s what I love most about learning about these beautiful creatures.

They remind me that tenderness and strength were never opposites.

You can be powerful and deeply connected.

You can be strong and still grieve what you’ve lost.

You can travel an enormous ocean and still know where you belong.

And perhaps love isn’t only something we find between people.

Maybe if we pay attention, we’ll discover its Heartprints everywhere.

In families.
In generations.
In memories.
In the ocean.

And every once in a while...

even in a heart floating above the water. 🤍

🤍 Love, Simply.
The mark love leaves behind.

📍 A little piece of my world: Whidbey Island, Washington 🤍

🤍 I passed Hardway Lane today and had to laugh.Because, well...I've spent a little time there. 😂Haven't we all?There are...
08/17/2026

🤍 I passed Hardway Lane today and had to laugh.

Because, well...

I've spent a little time there. 😂

Haven't we all?

There are things in my life I learned easily.

And then there are the lessons I apparently needed to experience firsthand. The ones no amount of advice, warning, or wisdom from someone else could completely teach me.

Some of those roads were hard.

Some took longer than I wish they had.

Some left me wondering why I didn't see things sooner.

And there are certainly roads I would never choose to walk again.

But here's what I've realized:

I wouldn't give back who I became while walking them.

The wisdom.

The discernment.

The strength I didn't know I had.

The compassion that comes from knowing what it feels like to struggle.

The boundaries I finally learned to draw.

The courage to choose differently the next time.

And maybe most importantly—the grace to understand that sometimes we simply don't know what we don't know until life teaches us.

I think that's why this little sign made me think of my mom too.

She knew something I'm only fully understanding now:

You can give someone wisdom.
You can offer advice.
You can try to point them toward an easier road.

But some lessons have to become our own.

So no, I wouldn't choose every Hardway Lane I've traveled.

But I also wouldn't erase them.

Because somewhere along those roads, I became a little more of who I was meant to be.

And for that, I'm grateful. 🤍

🤍 Love, Simply.
The mark love leaves behind.

P.S. Mom loved this song. Somehow that makes this little road sign feel even sweeter today. ❤️

🌸 The older I get, the more I realize some of the simplest lessons my mom taught me are the ones that shaped me the most...
08/13/2026

🌸 The older I get, the more I realize some of the simplest lessons my mom taught me are the ones that shaped me the most.

One of the biggest?

Your word is your contract.

Tell the truth.
Keep your promises.
Do what you said you were going to do.

It sounds simple, but to me, it’s everything.

I can handle hard conversations.
I can handle uncomfortable truths.
I can even handle hearing something I really don’t want to hear.

But lie to me? NOPE. 😂
We have officially entered a different department.

Because the truth might sting for a minute, but a lie can make you question everything that came before it.

So today, I’m just feeling grateful for a mama who taught her girls that our word mattered.
That integrity mattered. That being someone people could trust mattered.

Thanks, Mom. 🌸
Turns out, those little lessons weren’t so little after all.

Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Keep your word. And love people enough to give them the truth.

Love, Simply. 🩷

🤍 I keep seeing them.11:11.1:11.Enough times that I started taking screenshots.Maybe they’re coincidences. Maybe my brai...
08/11/2026

🤍 I keep seeing them.

11:11.

1:11.

Enough times that I started taking screenshots.

Maybe they’re coincidences. Maybe my brain has simply learned to notice them. I don't really need to know.

Because somewhere along the way, they became something meaningful to me.

A little reminder to pause.

To notice where I am.

To breathe.

To pray.

To trust what I can't yet see.

And to keep taking the next simple step.

I've been in a season of releasing some things, beginning others, and learning that not every answer comes when we want it to.

So when I happen to look at the clock and see those numbers again, I smile.

Not because I believe a number can tell me what comes next.

But because I've chosen to let it remind me of what I already know:

God is with me.

There is still beauty ahead.

And I don't have to have the whole path figured out to take the next step.

Sometimes the smallest things become the reminders we need most.

And lately, these have been mine. 🤍

What little reminder seems to keep finding you lately?

🤍 Love, Simply.

Love more. Notice more. Trust more. One simple step at a time.

Sometimes a shirt says everything you need to know about a person.This is my daughter and my mom.They shared a bond unli...
08/06/2026

Sometimes a shirt says everything you need to know about a person.

This is my daughter and my mom.

They shared a bond unlike any other. She was the first grandchild, and my mom loved her with her whole heart, just as she loved each of her children and grandchildren in their own unique way.

"Be Kind" was my mom's favorite shirt. It wasn't just something she wore, it was the way she lived. She saw people. She welcomed everyone. She loved deeply. She chose kindness, even when it wasn't easy.

Not long ago, my sister intentionally bought me this same shirt. As she handed it to me, she smiled and said, "This is just like Mom's favorite shirt."

She was right.

Every time I wear it, I'm reminded that the greatest things we're given in life aren't always the things we can hold in our hands.

Sometimes they're the lessons stitched into our hearts.

My mom also loved Dolly Parton's *Coat of Many Colors*. The older I get, the more I understand why. It's a beautiful reminder that the greatest treasures in life aren't found in what we own, but in the love, values, and kindness we're given and choose to pass on.

Kindness.

Grace.

Compassion.

Love, Simply.

Those are the things that live on through the people willing to carry them forward.

That's the legacy my mom left me.

And that's the legacy I hope this page continues to share.

As I bring Love, Simply. back to life, that's my prayer for this community.

A place that helps people slow down.

Choose kindness.

Notice the beauty in ordinary moments.

And leave with a little more peace than they came with.

🤍 Love, Simply.

Where kindness feels like home.

Four years.A little over four years since this page has had a new post.For a long time, I couldn't find the words.Love, ...
08/03/2026

Four years.

A little over four years since this page has had a new post.

For a long time, I couldn't find the words.

Love, Simply. began as something my mom and I built together. We made wreaths with our hands, but what we were really creating was something much deeper—a way of sharing beauty, kindness, and love with others.

When my mom passed away, so much of my heart became quiet.

This page became quiet too.

But lately, I've realized something.

Love, Simply. was never just about wreaths.

It was always about choosing love in the simple things.

🤍 A kind word.
🤍 A welcoming home.
🤍 A handwritten note.
🤍 A prayer for a friend.
🤍 A small act of grace.
🤍 One intentional step at a time.

That was always the heart of this page.

So today, I'm opening the door again.

Not because the story is starting over—but because it's continuing.

Love, Simply. will always be my mom's legacy and the foundation we built together. As I continue to walk through healing and faith, you'll also see glimpses of that journey through Liz Simply, where I share more personally about what God is teaching me and how I'm learning to live out the very message this page was built on.

Different names.

The same heart.

And if there's one lesson my mom quietly lived every day, it's this:

Be kind.

I have a feeling those two simple words will find their way into many conversations here.

Thank you for staying here.

Thank you for remembering.

And thank you for walking into this next chapter with me.

The door is open.

Welcome home.

With all my love,

Love, Simply. 🤍

— Liz

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