How did this little boy... ... become this hard-working man ... and this daddy of three? At birth I held each son and wondered... ..... what will you look like? ..... what kind of man will you be? ..... what will you do in this world? And I just trusted God. Four brothers = lots of trusting. …
Author: Brooke McGillivray
Getting Through the Layers
One of the positive aspects of moving out of our family home and into this caregiving situation, which I've opined about (possibly too much) in past blog posts.... is that we are able to do much-needed repair work with the house empty. There was a time we thought our best bet would be to demolish it and …
Weekly Photo Challenge : Unusual
Visiting my husband's office today... ... is something out of place? Doesn't every well equipped office space have Incredible Hulk gloves on top of the cabinet? They're a little big on me... but they do make fun, scary, roaring sounds! WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Five Minute Friday: Brave
Linking today with Gypsy Mama where one word is our prompt... write for five minutes, no over-thinking, no backtracking, no editing. Here we go.... ................BRAVE I don't know what's out there anymore... it's fuzzy and gray. How can I be this old and suddenly not know where I'm going. I like to plan... to have a plan. …
Sharing Love Honestly
The last few days have been a little prickly. While I care for another's mom... ...my own was 600 miles and a snowy mountain range away in a hospital bed. And Dad... well, he just doesn't do so well without Mom these days. He called each evening sounding lost. My sister found him one night eating …
Weekly Photo Challenge : Contrast
A new life beginning beautifully... a long life beautifully living.. WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Five Minute Friday : Empty
OK, I can't resist any longer. I am linking with The Gypsy Mama where the challenge is to write for five minutes - no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. I'm a notorious overthinker. We shall see how this goes. Today's word is Empty......... We emptied this room last weekend... except for those 100-year old windows, …
Writing Honestly – or – Writing, Honestly?
I am amazed at how hard this is... once I've made a decision and a committment to do something... how hard it is to do. On March 1st I joined an accountability group of writers to set goals for the book I've wanted to write for twenty years. First off... just saying I joined a group of writers sounds silly …
A House or A Home
I've always defined the word house as a generic building people live in. I've always defined home as the place you go at night, where you feel safe... where you belong. Presently, in my mind anyway, we have both a house and a home. And both of them gave me a great workout this weekend. The …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Distorted
.................... Self Portrait in Dive Mask .............. Now I know what the fishes see! WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Heart's Home 