as the shadows grow long I drag my bag now filled once again down through the pasture beside the still waters and up to the tree whose roots stretch out far and wide above and below the ground that sustains it I slowly empty my load carefully fingering every worry, woe, and wondering before placing… Continue reading the unburdening
Tag: let it go
Drive Thru Open
This evening on the way home from swim practice, we passed the Taco Bell not too far from our house. I noticed it was closed the other day--for remodeling, I finally figured out. The work truck parked outside was a pretty good clue. Tonight their marquee said, "Drive Thru Open." Really? What amazes me is… Continue reading Drive Thru Open
Making Room for What Is Coming
So it's Lent. A season which is confusing at best. For me, anyway. My first exposure to Lent and the longest lasting impression of the season for me is one of giving something up. That was in college when I had a friend who was Catholic. So we all gave up something. (Ummm, in most… Continue reading Making Room for What Is Coming
behind the lock and key
the old door pulled to and held there by a rusty old lock those who happen upon it, set back off the main road, wonder what is behind the door they peer with cupped hands through the dusty windows hoping to catch a glimpse of what is inside, of what is so treasured and held… Continue reading behind the lock and key
stone mattress
in the quiet and the dark I climb into my bed, tugging up alongside me my worries and woes about days gone by and the things that they carry with them-- the regrets, the sadness, the doubts, and things not let go, words left unsaid, things left undone I tuck them in around me and… Continue reading stone mattress
The Cost of Towing
So there's this stuff that needs to get from here to there. The logical solution, at least one of them, is to have a hitch put on the vehicle and rent a trailer. The first thing to do is price having a hitch put on the back of the vehicle headed in that direction. Y'all.… Continue reading The Cost of Towing
I Might Need A Nap 