family… Tonka Trucks and Memories 23 Apr 201123 Apr 2011 My husband and I were planning a few additional trees for the landscape when we ran head on into our past and that of our son. Near a rock formation…
family… Easter Week and Decorating the Graves 20 Apr 201120 Apr 2011 What does Easter mean to you? For Christians it is the most important time of the year. We follow Christ through Palm Sunday - singing Hosannas - -and into the…
family… At Grandparents’ House 19 Apr 201119 Apr 2011 Yesterday I went to the house that was the home of my paternal grandparents. Though we all still own it, my oldest uncle likes to putter about there. So nobody…
family… Do Places Speak To You? 11 Apr 201111 Apr 2011 There have been a few times in my life when I found myself in places that resonated so deeply within me that I seemed to be formed from the earth…
family… How Do We Learn To Trust Again? 9 Apr 20119 Apr 2011 Many of us claim to be skeptical, trusting little. Yet I find this isn't true at all. I think the majority of us trust constantly, even if we know better…
self-help… Who Do You Wish You Were? 31 Mar 201131 Mar 2011 If you are not living the life you truly wish for, then who do wish you were? This may seem like an odd question, but buried beneath our sensibilities lies…
home… The Promises of Spring 21 Mar 201121 Mar 2011 Today is the first full day of spring, having arrived late yesterday according to the equinox. But I don't need a calendar to know that spring swept in. She announced…
Entertainment… Sunrise, Sunset and Virginia 13 Mar 201113 Mar 2011 One of the spectacular perks to being on top of a mountain set inside of a bowl that rests inside the entire mountain range of Jefferson National Forest in Bland,…
Entertainment… An Open Letter to Charlie Sheen 11 Mar 201111 Mar 2011 Dear Charlie, For days I have been watching your descent into a world far removed from normality. Except for the first couple of interviews, I have not sought these out.…
self-help… How to Feel Blessed 5 Mar 20115 Mar 2011 When you really want to know how blessed you are, go with someone to a medical testing center. Yesterday, my husband had to have an MRI. Luckily, I managed to…