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She’s not perfect, you know. That mom on the playground with those kids dressed-to-match and her with her matching shoes-and-bag? […]
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She’s not perfect, you know. That mom on the playground with those kids dressed-to-match and her with her matching shoes-and-bag? […]
It’s his last week home, college-man who’s grown up in what really was the blink of an eye. Really. Yeah, […]
Live in the moment. Notice the now. Count your blessings. Carpe diem. You’ve heard the advice, maybe even given the […]
We got in the car and just sort of drove and drove and yeah, it’s not really like me to […]
I’m just gonna say it – there’s way too much to do and not enough time to do it all. […]
Dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s […]
The birds are making quite the racket this morning, breaking the stillness that I’m searching for as I try to […]
So yeah, you know how it goes. You’re just sort of going along and doing life and it’s not half […]
It’s in the eyes, I think. Beauty. Real beauty, that is. But not in the greenness or the brownness or […]
I slip a patty on the grill and hear sharp sting of sizzle as meat connects to hot iron. Sustenance-in-the-making […]
There’s a hummingbird that likes to visit the peonies and irises that surround my patio. He – or she – […]
I taught myself how to play the violin. Just up and decided one day that I wanted to, so got […]
What do you hope for? Dream of? Wish or want or desire? The usual? Success. Financial freedom. To lose the […]
A woodchuck ate all my parsley. Okay, I can’t actually prove this. I mean, I didn’t see him (or her…but […]
Clearly the universe wanted me to have lots of free time last week. And the week before. Or maybe there’s […]
Yep, it’s been ten whole days since I’ve published a blog post. I say this because I just really want […]
It’s never the way we picture it. Never the way it should be, could be, probably is being for other […]
I’ve been searching for joy for a million thousand years. Or maybe it just seems like that long. Maybe it […]
It’s all around us, but we hardly notice. Grace. Which is to say – beauty and blessings and joy even. […]
Yep, turns out it’s true – it’s hard to be you. The real you. Because who knows who’ll up and […]