Posted in Home Sweet Home, Reflections on Apr 11th, 2007
Ah, this is the good life. Here I sit on the back patio at dusk, enjoying the balmy evening air of a Florida spring, watching a pair of birds court each other at the feeder hanging just outside. The birds go unnoticed by the cat, who wanders aimlessly on the cool concrete as if searching […]
Posted in Favorites, Memories, Reflections on Feb 4th, 2007
Let’s be perfectly clear about one thing. Daddy never actually took the Mustang away; rather, he was the one who bought it for me. A brand-spanking new 1986 white Mustang convertible with a sporty red interior. License plate number AXC 76P. (It’s amazing, the trivial things the brain chooses to remember.) I wasn’t quite yet […]
Posted in Reflections on Jul 27th, 2006
Two pretty underutilized phrases in the English language, if you ask me. I wonder sometimes why it’s so hard to express gratitude to others or own up to our mistakes. It doesn’t have to be eloquent. A simple, heartfelt "thank you" or "I’m sorry" delivered with feeling can do so much to brighten someone’s day […]
Posted in Family, Favorites, Reflections on Apr 26th, 2006
Dear Maia and Noah, This blog is for you. Not just this post, but the whole accidentally thought out thing, warts and treasures and all. Some parents create elaborate scrapbooks for their children to capture precious growing up memories. I’ve seen some of these albums, and they are splendiferous works of artistic perfection. I am […]
Posted in Reflections on Apr 20th, 2006
Maia must think I’m a brainiac. When I don’t know the answer to a question, her response is usually something along the lines of, "Why not? You know everything!" Not everything, dear daughter of mine. Your mother most definitely does not know everything. Not even close! But with three and a half decades of experience […]
Posted in Inspirational, Reflections on Mar 31st, 2006
That’s what I wrote to a friend yesterday. That I wanted God to be lighting my heart on fire all the time. The words and imagery stuck with me, and I have decided it is time to speak openly about that which has been foremost in my mind for quite some time now. Readers, if […]
Posted in Reflections on Mar 3rd, 2006
Since my last blog post, I have been to Nashville and back. Before my next blog post, I will have been to Michigan and back. Then a few days at home before I am off enjoying some well earned R&R for a full week aboard the Mariner of the Seas. I normally don’t have such […]
Posted in Memories, Reflections on Jan 1st, 2006
Flashback: December 31, 2002. We were leisurely dining out with friends, feasting on wings and curly fries, with the intention of going back to our friends’ home afterward to ring in the new year. But Noah is full of surprises, and he had other plans. The sporadic contractions I had been having began to grow […]
Posted in Reflections on Dec 12th, 2005
On Saturday, I attended a Christmas tea. Since it was mid-afternoon and I had already eaten lunch, I limited my intake of the traditional tea goodies. This, of course, did not go unnoticed by the other women at my table, most of whom I had not previously met. We women are such a catty bunch. […]
Posted in Favorites, Holidays, Reflections on Dec 9th, 2005
Once upon a time, there was a girl. And the girl believed in Santa, and all was merry. Then one day, as the Christmas season was underway, a heated argument broke out among a group of peers in the girl’s after school care program. The cause of the argument remains unknown, but the caretaker of […]
