Friday Food for Thought – Vicki Dobbs

A Solstice Invitation

Vicki — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:37:16 +0000

Tomorrow we celebrate the longest day of the year, and I am excited to be completing the drum making process with 15 new drums that will be awakened at the Solstice Drumming Circle. What a joy I remembered in this process, the teachings and the community, old friends and new ones that came together and… Read More »

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Celebrating

Vicki — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:02:56 +0000

Today would have been the 80 something anniversary of the year my folks got married. This past week marked the beginning of my 77th year and later this month, we will celebrate my oldest grandson’s 17th. June is the month my first book was born (five years ago) and the anniversary of these Friday Food… Read More »

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Summers Sizzle and Big Hats

Vicki — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:46:38 +0000

The heat has returned. It slows me down, fogs my mind, and makes me wish, I lived by a river. Water has always been my go-to for relief, renewal, and for refreshment as the days get longer and hotter. I used to love the outdoors, the heat never bothered me, the sun on my skin… Read More »

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Softball, Longshots, and Underdogs

Vicki — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:03:13 +0000

Last weekend and this past week were full of softball at my house. Underdogs making a run at their best seasons ever. Makes me wonder… do you ever feel like an underdog in your own life? Like maybe the odds are stacked against you before you even step up to the plate? Maybe the other… Read More »

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Why I Keep Showing Up Here Each Friday

Vicki — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:26 +0000

For all of you out there who have hung out with me on Fridays for nearly five years now, thank you. I have a question for you… Ever wonder why I keep writing to y’all every week… or what writing has done and continues to do for me today? For a long time, I thought… Read More »

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The Gangs All Here

Vicki — Fri, 15 May 2026 11:27:42 +0000

These past several weeks, working on the new Good Enemies book as well as some short reads and another devotional, my own good enemies have begun to rebel. It’s tough to hold myself steady while dancing with my shadow dwellers. “The Gang,” as they want to be called, walks in at the most inopportune times,… Read More »

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No Turning Back Now…

Vicki — Fri, 08 May 2026 11:07:51 +0000

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams… “I never met a strong person who’s had an easy past.” Bear Grylls Life is like a bat-wing door – think old school saloon doors that swing in and out. Sometimes a shift in your “luck” may just need a shift in your perspective but, it only… Read More »

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Dance to the Beat of Our Sacred Drummers

Vicki — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:11 +0000

Dreams are delicate things born out of hope, and desire, and air. They are as vulnerable and as fragile as a butterfly’s wings. They are easily crushed, hard to come by, and not always encouraged but ahhh… Dreams have the power to fuel my journey into the future. They drive me forward like the oars… Read More »

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Watching History and Getting to AZ

Vicki — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:52 +0000

SPLASHDOWN! They are home. Watching history in the making once again, I reminisced about watching John Glenn, watching the first footstep onto the moon, and crying when the Challenger exploded. Pioneers, courageous and brave, paving the way for what the world witnessed last week. In my own little way, I am taking up the challenge… Read More »

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A Blank Page, Ham, and Sacred Trees

Vicki — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:10:41 +0000

This has been a crazy week filled with appointments which meant lots of doing nothing but hurrying up and waiting. Much like my life these past few months, hurrying up to meet a deadline, hurrying up to get somewhere on time, hurrying up just to wait on the words to come. Our little family pod… Read More »

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