One Thanksgiving, Then Another

One Thanksgiving, Then Another

  “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” Sarah Ban Breathnach  Fall means one Thanksgiving, then another. That’s how I experience it here...
Dad Might Come!

Dad Might Come!

I confess, I’ve been nervous about sharing this post. So nervous it took me months to finish. I fear disappointing people and didn’t know if Brian’s dad would be comfortable with me sharing my own disappointment. Thanks Dad J for sitting with me, answering my...
Water’s Out

Water’s Out

How many days can I go without a shower?  I ask myself this as I fill pots with water, and arrange them on the counter, creating a strange sort of art. I have twenty more minutes. When Brian got the message last night, we got the boys filling buckets then I took the...
Post 101

Post 101

 I can be pretty hard on myself, set the bar so high that even when I do something well I reason it away, saying it’s not good enough. But ya know, I’ve made some good friends over past years, and not one of them treats me this way.  Would I want a friend who can’t...