Out of Chaos

It is hours before Thanksgiving.  Cakes and cars are piling up on counters and down the driveway. And I’m wondering if I’m keeping joy in all things, or just killing the to-do list. Tripping over Dr. Seuss and dolls with no hair, and clothes and suitcases that need to...

Just Call Me, Sandwich!

Okay, let’s just call it what it is!  I have entered the sandwich stage of life!  I am old enough to have children and grandchildren, and blessed enough to still have parents. But coaching children that are becoming parents and encouraging parents that are becoming...

The Light Bends and Breaks

      Rain is running down the roof, and gutters, down the creek and into the pond, washing away the last bits of yellow pollen from summer, as the beginning of winter moves into the South with cooler temperatures.   In the late afternoon, the sun...

It Can Feel Like the Dark Side of the Moon

“I’m not doing well”, was her answer to my greeting. “We have been so excited to come and now – I am sick, and don’t have a doctor, and I don’t know anyone to ask about a recommendation.  I want to come home, it feels like I’m living on the dark side of the MOON!” The...

Things to Know When You Have Been Hurt

“You are a liar.” And if that wasn’t hurtful enough, she continued, “…and reckless and irresponsible.” The fact that the statements were untrue did little to ease the hurt. A friendship lost, and betrayal by someone I trusted and called a close friend is never an easy...

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