Five Minute Friday: The dream child of Gypsy Mama. We write for 5 minutes and either stop…or if we’re on a roll, let everyone know when the 5 minutes ended. Then we link to the 5 minute Friday page on her blog and write an encouraging note to the person ahead of us. Join us! [...]
{ 6 comments }
When you look around you in a group of people. Which do you think of as the brave ones? The young and healthy? or the old, craggy and struggling? The younger ones sitting in wheelchairs? walking with canes, or limps? The children with glasses so thick yet still they barely see? The parents who work [...]
{ 2 comments }
The rooms were full of noise, and stuff, and music. of laughter and words. of clothes and books. and unmade beds and phone calls. Now they are empty. the beds are neat and tidy. There is no one to mess them up except for an occasional visit. The only things in the rooms are [...]
{ 20 comments }
Once again, our family’s birthday season has gotten underway. It really started a week ago with Mia’s birthday, but it is now official with the patriarch of the family celebrating his almost three quarters of a century birthday. The big one will be next year! Once again, I’m delighted to celebrate another year with you [...]
{ 4 comments }
Go Tender-hearted We tend to start out that way. Then we get jostled by life. Our hearts develop callouses… Here and there. Each represents the pain of being rubbed the wrong way. People we thought were friends ridiculed, laughed. They weren’t laughing with us! As we grew, our hearts toughened. “Don’t be [...]
{ 8 comments }
