Sleep was hard to come by that night. My dreams were riddled with ghosts and scraps of paper which kept floating just beyond my grasp. When a tumble-down house fell in on me, I awoke, my heart pounding. I’d had enough. Stumbling downstairs, I aimed my feet toward the kitchen. The nightmares were one […]
Sep 24, 2022
What Did You Say?
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I’ve been thinking a lot about words. Written, spoken, sung, words have sunk ships, started wars, promoted peace, and sealed agreements. They are powerful and, used wrongly, they can do tremendous harm. I think that, sometimes, it’s not what is said as much as how it’s said that causes problems. Remember the story of the […]
Aug 1, 2022
Hasten Slowly
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Happy first day of August! Did you know that today, August 1, is National Girlfriends’ Day, National Mountain Climbing Day, and National Raspberry Cream Pie Day? The whole month is Admit You’re Happy Month, and this first week of August is Simplify Your Life Week. Pretty interesting month, isn’t it? If you have an August […]
Jul 23, 2022
Waiting for the Other Shoe
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I got up far too early this morning. Maybe I’m like my dad in that respect. He was a true believer in early to bed, early to rise. In fact, he went to bed with the chickens and thought everyone else should too. His stubborn children, as well as his wife, didn’t agree. Dad had […]
Jul 13, 2022
Wandering Wednesday
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This morning is so beautiful, so cool yet sunny, that I enjoyed wandering around my yard, looking at things. Yes, we desperately need rain and yes, I’m afraid the temperature will climb, but for right now, it’s perfect. The seeds I planted in the herb garden are actually looking sturdy. Brave little fellows, to lift […]
Jun 16, 2022
A Tattle Here, A Tattle There
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Did you ever hear just a tad more than you wanted to hear? Or, have you thought, You know, I could have lived my whole life and been quite happy not knowing this? Tattling gets old mighty fast. Young children in school will sometimes tattle on others, and in adults, tattling evolves into gossip. And, […]
