Joining with the "community" at Gypsy Mama today - write for five minutes, no over thinking, just write. The word - community. I've never liked the word community. It feels uncomfortable. So I thought I'd skip this challenge. But it won't skip me. All my life the family community has filled my time... the family born …
Tag: life
Do all roads lead home?
I've been gone a few days. I've been "home" for a couple. Writing has eluded me. My mind is overloaded and my heart is sad. Family and love call me south. Family and obligation call me north. It looks like Interstate 5 and my trusty car will get a work out this summer. And that's ok... ... …
Encouraging One Another
The trees we haven't planted yet... propped against the workshop... just can't wait to bloom. Promise. A new friend calls... "How'd it go" ...so we talk about that. And she tells me about her garden and the great find from the thrift shop and what they're having for dinner and I can't help but smile because I can …
Five Minute Friday: Good-Bye
...linking today with Gypsy Mama, writing for five minutes, the word: good-bye I've said good-bye in airports, on tarmacs, on the street in front of my house, in hospital rooms, over the telephone, in an email. Said good-bye to my parents, wondering when I would see them again... Held my grandfather's hand in his hospital room... …
On Dental Care, Sweat Rags and Leaving a Legacy
I've been thinking a lot on the legacy I will leave behind. Not sure why this has captured my thought process so much lately. Of course, living with an aged person... and on the fast track to becoming one myself, I guess it's kind of "normal". I mean, what will my kids and grandkids remember most about me? Will they …
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The Mystery of Raising Children
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. …
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. …
Weekly Photo Challenge : Contrast
A new life beginning beautifully... a long life beautifully living.. WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
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 …
Opening Up
Last weekend we tore up the floor in an upper bedroom. Truthfully, I didn’t actually do the tearing up… I just did the odd jobs, clean-up, took pictures and kept the coffee going. We’ve owned that house for 23 years. For 23 years my husband said “I will tear up that floor and find out …
Heart's Home 