I need a little time

I need a little time

Feeling overcommitted and overwhelmed, I need a little time. Big decisions loom in my future and various projects need attention. Also, I need a little time time to process the changes in my life. Periodically, I actually admit I need a break. Undone After our...
Have you looked in the mirror lately?

Have you looked in the mirror lately?

Have you looked in the mirror lately? Mirrors aren’t kind, but would you ever go out of the house without checking your appearance? Memories Whenever my grandmother got tickled, her giggle progressed up the scale until the sound muted and leaked right out of her eyes....
Take shelter because you can’t stop the wind

Take shelter because you can’t stop the wind

  It’s been an unusually violent season; oh yeah, hurricane season too. Are you enduring the storms of life? Take shelter because you can’t stop the wind. Palm trees stooped at the waist and swept the ground with their fronds. Non-stop water cascaded from...

This isn’t how life is supposed to be

The death of what is supposed to be is a special kind of grief. A dream is an unrealized target, but when ordinary dies, even the mundane is a struggle. Life is great, it’s just not the one I thought I’d live. I stood bewildered when normal was ripped from...
Don’t waste your days

Don’t waste your days

Don’t waste your days. Wasted days add up to wasted lives. You know there is a certain age when you start to realize most of your life is over. It’s hard to wrap my mind around because I get up every morning and keep living. No matter what. My grandfather always sat...