Today was the culmination of over two months of "I'm gonna be a....." and "Do you think we can find a ______ so I can be _______ for Halloween?" Two months. And now it's done. Tomorrow I will put away my bargain jack o'lanterns and the leftover treats until next year. (That's the beauty of… Continue reading Hats and Capes and Striped Socks, Oh My!
Month: October 2015
the treacherous trek and what lies beyond
some of the most beautifully breathtaking moments in this life can only be found after a long hike, tiring and full of rough climbs and treks through treacherous territory and many times of questioning one's own sanity so pack well, invite someone along who feeds your soul and fills the world and your path with light… Continue reading the treacherous trek and what lies beyond
Living Art and the Day We Had
Today was a day of all the things. It actually started last night. As I sat on the bleachers watching my oldest swim for the last night before the bubble goes up over the pool for the winter, I got a notification on my phone. The Auvi-Q, our epinephrine auto-injector that could potentially save the… Continue reading Living Art and the Day We Had
The One About My Dog’s Business and An Email from Pinterest
A couple of things that happened today-- Miss Sophie is a picky pooper. I don't mean to offend, but there's just no other way to put it. She will not go in our yard. And she is very sensitive about where she will go. It takes quite a bit of sniffing and turning around and… Continue reading The One About My Dog’s Business and An Email from Pinterest
Q-Tips, Art, and How the Little Moments Matter
A couple of weeks ago at Evening Prayer we talked about the little moments. The little moments of kindness, of opening a door, offering a smile, saying hello, picking up a piece of trash and disposing of it, giving a hug, carrying a sack of groceries for someone, calling a friend--all of these little moments… Continue reading Q-Tips, Art, and How the Little Moments Matter
the memories beckon
there is a hole where she once was and one for him too a hole once filled by their love, their stories, and their spirits and oh, those smiles and laughter, music to my soul quiet now, empty and hollow and dark and I miss them she misses her Love too the one who once… Continue reading the memories beckon
pink
Pink is a lovely color gentle, like a baby's breath it was my girls' first favorite color and various shades of it still bring a light to their eyes "blush" and "bashful" best described the color in that movie that made me cry it was her "signature" color, after all and somehow it has become… Continue reading pink
Cakes, Cookies, and Circling Close
Today was our family's Fall Hootenanny, and this beauty was waiting to greet me when I walked through the door. That right there is a genuine Ten Layer Chocolate Cake. My Aunt made it because she was thinking of my Granny, her Mama. It took her a whole afternoon to make it. What a gift… Continue reading Cakes, Cookies, and Circling Close
Balls and Bicycles and Make-Believe
This afternoon was a joy-filled one on our street. The weather was close to perfect, and all the children were out playing. A favorite pastime seems to be bouncing a large ball back and forth to each other or playing keep away with it. Some of them have started up two or three person football… Continue reading Balls and Bicycles and Make-Believe
My Anxiety, Real and Without a Filter
Wednesday is trash pickup day. It is also "Nightmare on Our Street" for our mail carrier. A cul-de-sac with empty trash cans all scattered hither and yon. Yes. A tee-total mess some weeks. So yesterday morning as Miss Sophie and I had our morning constitutional, I stopped to move a couple of my neighbors' trash… Continue reading My Anxiety, Real and Without a Filter
I Might Need A Nap 