I met somebody fly fishing. The instructor. Somebody that knows something about life.. something I want to know.. or maybe something of myself I recognize and I get to see what it looks like from the outside.Continue reading
Category: The Darkness
Making Way for Winter at Sweetwater Creek State Park
For the second time this week, I hiked my “Home Base Park,” Sweetwater Creek State Park. Sweetwater calls me back season after season. It helps that this park holds great sentimental value, being the oneContinue reading
Bah Humbug! Embracing My Holiday Blues
Admittedly, I do not like holidays or weekends. I am the quintessential grouchy grinch. Everything about the winter holidays annoys me. Walking through a store becomes a dreadful chore that leaves me feeling alienated fromContinue reading
Grief Beyond Belief
As a widow, I belong to several virtual support groups for the bereaved. While I seldom post anything, I often read and relate to the voices of utter despair from the darkest corners of their lives.Continue reading
Dear Dead Husband: A Letter from Your Widow Three Years Later
Dear Dave, It’s been three years since I last heard your voice over the phone saying you’d call me right back. I don’t know if you know what happened. But, you were on a roadContinue reading
My life like the river
Life on planet earth is like a river flowing free. We carry on sometimes as a trickle, sometimes as Rapids… often gentle movement & other times, raging floodwaters. We can be crystal clear like theContinue reading
Moms — How do YOU do it??
Fellow mom and blogger, Maria Smith, poses this question after offering an intimate view of her life as mom, “How do YOU do it?” She explains that she sees moms making forts, getting dirty with theContinue reading
“The warrior tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving.” Paulo Coelho
I posted this little tidbit, last night, on my facebook and had some very emotional responses. One, in particular, commented that these words had made a huge difference in their life. So, I’m posting here.Continue reading