Old me… left… New me… right I used to be happy I used to be a lot of fun… so I’ve been told. What happened to me? The me that used to not have to take pills to feel good? The me that used to laugh and dance and sing? The me, even I liked? ... ...
Each day passes and I wonder – How much longer to walk beside my granddaughter on a trail that follows a creek, picking up fallen acorns, pushed off branches of old, oak trees by Autumn’s chilled, harsh winds- left as gifts for today? How much longer before I can no longer pick her up offering ... ...
When days seem like forevers, and forevers are hard to bare – when I want to say ‘I just can’t thank You right now’ – that is when I need to thank You most. So, thank you Father, for days filled with pain. Days that seem like forever. Thank you for rain, pouring from a ... ...
Perhaps it’s the outer chocolate cookie that has the ability to wash away the blues.Maybe it’s the cream inside that helps to get you over the hurdles in life.Maybe it’s both, giving you a two-for-one deal in helping to stay sane. ...
It was five months until I would ‘officially’ be ‘Grammy’. The same month in which I was pushed from the womb – a warm and safe environment and caught by mother’s doctor and introduced to a cold, noisy world. This would now be my world. There would be no going back. No holding on. I ... ...
A few weeks ago, Boo and I tried flying a kite. I say tried, because it never really ‘took off’. Oh, we got it up in the air all right, but it didn’t stay up there like I remember it doing when I was a little girl. What I remember is that someone would hold ... ...
In a world where everyone’s trying to make a name for themselves, either through legitimate means or not, there are still a few people who remain heroes, for one reason or another. This is a story about one of mine… A few weeks back, I introduced you to a man named Sam Fox. No, he ... ...
I made the comment in a recent post that I would be heading out on a road trip to see my doctor for an adjustment/check-up/whatever you choose to call it. Because of that comment, I was asked the question, “Does going to see your doctor really count as a vacation or a road trip?” I ... ...
Today I went with a friend to a town nearby called Ashland. Ashland houses the Southern Oregon University and let’s just say that the town represents many different modes of thinking, regarding the people who take up residence not only at the college, but also the town. Ashland is one of those little towns that ... ...
Someone said the ‘s’ word today. They said I was under s _ _ _ _ _ . I cannot say that word. I don’t believe in that word. I will not allow that word to be spoken. Okay. So, here it is. Stress. They said I was stressed. No – they said I was ... ...
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