Dearest Y Squad, Your blogs have done it…are doing it. Your pictures too. They are breaking up the hard ground inside of us. Reshaping the way I see the world…the way we all see it. Showing us pain. Displaying vulnerability. Painted pictures of love and of life. Life that is inexplicably hard and the compassion … Continue reading Dearest Y Squad
The Mountain Calls
Mountains call to me. At least that is what I say, because it kind of feels that way. I see them, usually on the horizon, and this thing rises up inside of me that wants to go. It is like a conversation between us, and even though most times I cannot just drop everything and … Continue reading The Mountain Calls
Dearest Great, Great, Great Grandaughter
On our trip to Williamsburg we had the opportunity to go to Jamestown one day. I had been given some information by my aunt that we might have had ancestors there. As we walked around the original site I found their names carved into stone, and then I found their stories in a descendant dictionary. … Continue reading Dearest Great, Great, Great Grandaughter
Weak Moments
They got me at a weak moment. I don’t know if it was the fact that we haven’t had a vacation together in years, or that I was just not thinking clearly…but when the voice on the other end of the phone said, “You qualify for a free trip” I agreed to it. Shortly, after … Continue reading Weak Moments
Roseburg
There is something about violent loss of life that affects me deeply. I can’t really describe it exactly. It is like part of me FEELS it as if it was my own. I liken it to when I miscarried our first child and it felt as if part of ME was missing. Like part of … Continue reading Roseburg
Time Travelers
It seems that whenever I go to the Old Sautee Store I come across some time travelers. (I wrote about this once before here… https://michellesmosaic.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/childs-play/) There is just something about that place that takes people on a journey. Today I sat outside, eating lunch in the on-and-off mist. The umbrellas that provide shade in the … Continue reading Time Travelers
I Am Not the Savior of the World
I am not the savior of the world. I know you are shocked by this statement. I am currently waiting for the news crews to show up on my lawn with their trucks and cameras. “Michelle Gunnin has just made the startling announcement that she is not the savior of the world. Whatever will we … Continue reading I Am Not the Savior of the World
Fourteen
Fourteen years since our world changed forever. How can that be? I am now teaching children who were not born yet on 9-11. Some of them know about it, and some of them don’t. That fact is hard for me to even wrap my head around. How can they NOT know? As a teacher, I … Continue reading Fourteen
Scattering Seed
On the World Race when squads leave one country to go to the next, Racer blogs begin to talk about the goodbyes. The struggle to release those they have bonded with is difficult. To open your heart and connect, only to have to walk away seems harsh and too hard. The temptation to protect your … Continue reading Scattering Seed
Small Town Phenomena
There is big news in our little town. And when I say big news I mean camp-out-days-before big news. The last time there was this much ruckus was when Walmart opened a few years ago, or maybe the night the Zaxby’s burned down. Tomorrow, after several delays and promises postponed, Chic-fil-a will finally open its … Continue reading Small Town Phenomena
Michelle's Mosaic 