I woke in the night to one of those hard cries from the boys’ bedroom that’s sure to leave you with the snubs, you know-when you have trouble catching your breath after a good cry. Our oldest was a sound sleeper like his momma even as a toddler, but when I went in to comfort …
Sleepless
I’ve always been a night owl, mentally more alert in the wee hours than early mornings. In fact, I’ve been known to quote the Creation account in Genesis claiming that I’ve had it right all along because the King James Version says “and the evening and the morning were the first day.” (Genesis 1:5) The …
Gifted
I can be stubbornly obstinate and needy all at the same time and it’s infuriating! Why is it so hard to ask for help when I truly need it? I am a giver, a fixer, and a pleaser by nature but sometimes the well is depleted and there’s a vacuum longing to be filled. Then …
Static!
I love my Adirondack chairs on the back porch! When we first moved in last April, our dining table sat vacant for months as we enjoyed the spring and summer dining outdoors! One thing we’ve learned, however, after popping the fire out of each other one time too many, is that static electricity builds up …
Fragrant
It amazes me how a simple smell can conjure up mental images rich with memory! Elephant ears, french fries with vinegar, candy apples and cotton candy color in a cool autumn evening at the State Fair. All at once I’m picturing my firstborn on the swing ride with his daddy before there were three! Freshly …
Taste!
Red Velvet with rich Butter Cream frosting- my husband’s favorite cake is as beautiful as it is delicious. It’s also my youngest son’s favorite, his special request for his wedding cake. His sister did the honors and it was beautiful and delicious! I can describe in vivid detail-its airy yet dense texture, its vivid color …
Listen!
Long after the conversation ended, I replayed it in my head. Had I said the right thing? Could I have replied differently? I was beginning to feel like a text message without emojis, possibly misunderstood. In an effort to sleep, I flung a prayer heavenward. “Lord, please help him hear my heart!” Communicating with our …
See!
I saw my first butterfly of the season the other day. Golden like the sun outlined in black, floating on the wind as I walked with my husband and the Danes through the woods. It almost collided with my forehead as I was focused on finding good footing on the path. It was gone in …
Focus
My thoughts are like an old school cartoon snowball. What starts as a speck gains momentum and magnitude as it rolls around inside my head picking up other ideas and thoughts until it fills the available space and crushes my mood like the tiny town at the bottom of the cartoon slope! Writing or talking …
Whatever!
Words grow and change over time like children, stretching the skin they’re in, filling out and maturing. Sometimes they seem to contradict themselves but they must stay true to their essence or they are forgotten and used no more; outdated, deleted, spent. We are limited by our language at times so we devise words that …
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