My heart friends know there are only three reasons I go for long periods without writing. A. I am too busy. B. I am working on a book. C. I am struggling. Currently, I am busy, because the end of the school year is notorious for whirlwind activity, but that isn’t it. I am also … Continue reading Open Hand

I’ve never thought of myself as a hero. When I hear that word, I think of someone in tights and a cape that flies in and rescues people. Or maybe in real life, firefighters, policemen, and soldiers… people who are willing to sacrifice their life to keep others safe. I would only do that for … Continue reading Heroes

I went to visit Louise today, as I do every Saturday morning. She was sleeping most of my time there, which gave me a good visit with Ray. Louise is in a hard place because her medication makes her sleep, but without it, the seizures start up again. A day or so ago Ray found … Continue reading Like Mother Like Son

I love to walk after a rain. Actually, I like to walk in the rain…but yesterday I missed the rain, so I walked after. The air was cool and crisp, so once I finished my errands for the day I found my old friend the lake trail. Still in my school clothes, I was glad … Continue reading Just Go

How do you watch someone you love fade into a shadow of their former self? Is there a way to let them slip away without taking your heart along? I think not. At least I haven’t found a way as of yet. Honestly, if there was a way to protect my heart I don’t know … Continue reading Slipping Away

Did I tell you I solved the mystery of the waterfall? (If you don’t know what I am talking about you can go to “notes” on my page and read about it.) It did not happen the way I had imagined, with me wondering through the woods on a secluded trail. I did not come … Continue reading Mystery Solved

This is the most discouraging time of year…the two weeks between spring break and CRCT. You remember the feeling, when cramming for a test in college, that no matter how hard you studied you would never be able to get it. Well, as a teacher, I have that feeling now. Only I am not the … Continue reading Discouragement

I had a dreamfest last night. It is strange how I can go days without one and then suddenly have five in one night. I stopped trying to force a rhyme or reason years ago. I simply go with the flow. One of them last night I am sure came directly from my adventures with … Continue reading A dream

I have always loved a good mystery. My insatiable curiosity causes this hunger-to-know to rage within me. I have to know what is around the next bend of the road or river. I have to read a book to the end, in a day if necessary, to find out what happens. Antiques draw me in … Continue reading A Mystery

When they told me they would be shooting chicken cartilage into my knee, I thought it odd. However, since my torn meniscus last year I have been in continual limp mode. That has not helped me in any way. So if chicken cartilage is all the rage in surgery avoidance I am in. Shoot away. … Continue reading Chicken Shots