This past weekend I hosted a baby shower for one of my oldest and dearest friends. After the busyness of the party preparations, hosting obligations, and clean-up passed, I had a few minutes to think about this new person that will soon be welcomed into a family and into the…
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. — Thomas Fuller “I’m sorry” is a common phrase around our house. It seems that I need to forgive or ask for forgiveness on an almost daily basis.…
“I can’t. I can’t go on. It goes so fast. We don’t have time to look at one another. I didn’t realize. So all that was going on and we never noticed…Good-bye; good-bye, world; good-bye, Grovers Corners. . . Mama and papa. Good-bye to clocks ticking. . . and Mama’s…
“Family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others. Yet it sometimes happens that they also have a kind of tang, a pleasantness beneath the unpleasantness, based on the tacit understanding that this is not for keeps; that any limb you climb out on will still be there later for…
This Monday’s post is linked up with Monday’s Listicle’s, with the prompt of “10 Things That Make My Life Easier.” The following is a list of ten things that make my life not only easier, but oh-so-much better. Friends and family. Yes, this one is obvious, but I’m still basking…
I began writing this blog nearly a month ago with a deep breath and a huge leap of faith. As I wrote in my introductory blog, I had been putting off writing a blog for a variety of reasons – self-doubt and privacy protection being two main concerns. But when…