Mother’s Day was hard for many people, as Father’s Day has been for many years a reminder of the Daddy who is no longer with me. But today is Friday, and as I do every Friday, I am headed to have breakfast with my mother. My mother decided seven years ago to move to Murfreesboro […]
Read MoreDo you believe that one word can make a difference for you, can change your whole day? I’m going to give it a chance in my own life, and I encourage you to do the same. My cousin Nancy mentioned a good ‘mindfulness’ book to me, and I thought “I already own that book!” How […]
Read MoreThat is Mary Anne Blake. She has been practicing medicine for 27 years, and guess how long she has been my doctor? 27 years! She is an amazing person and doctor, and I love her with everything in me. She has been with me in some of the most difficult moments of my life, and […]
Read MoreI found this, and I felt it was worth sharing. Apparently, there are lots of people with pain… “I know how this works….you think you are better than others, and so you allow them to fall to your superiority. It’s a stupid game I’ve played for most of my life–the trying to make every group […]
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day weekend, and I decided to spend the day exploring downtown Spokane. I’ve been here for two weeks; surely there is more to see than I have seen. So, I’ll add to this as my day goes along, but for now, I’ve started by parking in a garage and hitting the famed […]
Read MoreA couple of things about the event in Connecticut: I really appreciate all of the sweet things people are saying about the children lost in the Connecticut shooting, but why is everyone posting things just about the children? Are the adults less valued because they weren’t cute kids? It has really bothered me that almost […]
Read MoreI spent a lifetime in San Antonio last summer. That sounds kind of odd, but it’s really how it feels when I think back. My life changed in that town. Much of the changes came from a relationship I built with my husband’s uncle, David. Uncle David was in the nursing home when I arrived, […]
Read MoreIt hit me like a (pardon the cliche’) ton of bricks. I have been getting ticked off and aggravated by the smallest things. It’s been going on for a month or so, and I just have hardly taken a breath to figure out why. This morning, in the middle of a meeting with people who […]
Read MoreI subbed in a kindergarten class the other day, and as I looked at the sweet faces of the very tired children (on the 22nd day of school they are practically still big preschoolers), I thought about how quickly life will move for them…how quickly life has moved for me. This morning, I pored over […]
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