You’ve survived Thanksgiving and now we’re heading into the home stretch of the holiday season. The kids will be around again only for a short time. It’s an emotional, stressful time for just about everybody. And there are probably enough different agendas that combined would sink a ship. Everything from Read More
Interesting thought, Libby. So true.
A beautiful short story by Alice McDermott, Gloria is rich with family joy and tragedy; an abundant reminder of the treasure that is our loved ones.
It’s a short, lovely read. Here’s a snippet to tempt you…
“Just then the grandchildren returned to the dining room, moving, as they did in those days, in a chattering scrum. They wanted their Read More
You’ve had years to get used to her, but still there are the occasional comments that tie you into knots. Whether she lives around the corner or halfway around the world, few things are as challenging as your relationship with your mother-in-law. Hopefully you are not living the life of Debra Barone of Everybody Loves Raymond fame and maybe, instead, you’re one of the lucky ones with a perfectly delightful mother-in-law. Whatever the case, during the holidays we’re Read More
(You were talking to me the other day about typos...guess I didn't reread this comment before sending!)
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, save it for a rainy day.
I love that line. It makes rainy days sound special; something worth sharing a star with.
How do you feel? Do rainy days dampen your spirits or are you the pluviophile among us who finds joy, peace of mind and creativity on a rainy day? Sure there can be extremes Read More
Oh, my, Paige! How marvelous! Thank you.
I don’t think beauty is universal. I do believe that beauty is everywhere and that we all perceive certain things as beautiful, but the magnificent object that takes your breath away is different from what leaves me in wonder. Read More
Wow, has my morning ever shifted since writing the above comment 2 years ago! I still start with meditation (most,...ok…
It happens every day. Every, single day we get up in the morning. And usually it looks something like this: alarm-hit snooze-alarm-shower-blow dry-coffee-let dog out-choose outfit-make up-let dog in-feed dog-find clothes-dress-make lunch-coffee-make toast-eat toast-pat hubby-kiss dog-commute-buy coffee-work. Right? Until Read More
What a lovely comment, Libby. Thank you for sharing. Very generous of you.
What’s the hardest stage of parenting? Ask any mom of a new born, toddler or teen and they’ll likely say, respectively – new born, toddler or teen. In my mind, it’s the letting go.
Letting go at any stage. You have to do it so Read More
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