At first glance the darkness in Thailand’s red light district was overwhelming to me. My heart was oppressed and heavy to the point I had difficulty breathing because of it. I wondered how any difference can be made in a system so huge which exploits everyone trapped within it. I felt the hopelessness seep into … Continue reading Portraits of Grace
Etchings
It was daytime and she was holding onto the fence in front of a Buddhist temple. Her back pressed up against it as if she could disappear if she pressed hard enough. Her hands down by her side, knuckles white in their grip of the posts. Fear in her dark oval eyes begged for everyone … Continue reading Etchings
A Taste
I have just spent a week in Thailand on the World Race. I use the term World Race, loosely because Hannah says it is not exactly like the real thing. I must say I am glad that AIM is smart enough to know that 50-somethings need beds and not tents or floors…the beds, along with … Continue reading A Taste
I’m Off
I am about to fly around the world. That idea is still sinking in because I never could have dreamed of taking a trip like this. Thailand? Really? I am a homebody by nature. I love trips, but I love home the most. Distant lands have only been pictures in my mind, never stamps on … Continue reading I’m Off
I’m Never Going Back
This blog is a continuation in a series I am writing about my husband’s brain injury. If you wish to read the story in order, go back in my archives and find Begin at the Beginning…all the ones in the category brain injury tell my story. Some are longer than others…they come in chunks of … Continue reading I’m Never Going Back
Winter Walk
It is white in White County today. The snow from yesterday mostly melted, but was replaced with a fresh blanket this morning. Stepping into my snow boots I decided to take a walk into the quiet. I love it you know…that fresh and clean look that makes every picture look like a black and white … Continue reading Winter Walk
The Lonely Loaf
“Tell us Papa! Tell us!” “Okay my children. I will tell you the story once again so that you can pass it along to your children someday….When I was young…merely 12 grains in a mixing bowl…I had no thoughts of how my life would turn out. My excitement came from looking ahead to the unknown. … Continue reading The Lonely Loaf
What’s With the Purple?
I had no idea it was World Cancer Day, and somehow I completely missed the fact that I was supposed to wear purple. However, due to the sea of purple around me, I found that my mind wandered to cancer…and survival…and treatment…and a host of other thoughts associated with the disease, and my close face … Continue reading What’s With the Purple?
26 Years Ago Today
This blog is one I wrote a while back. It is what I was doing 26 years ago today after receiving a phone call saying my husband was non-responsive in the hospital following a car accident. I thought it appropriate to share it this year on Bill’s Alive Day which we celebrate each year on … Continue reading 26 Years Ago Today
Eating Cake
This blog is a continuation in a series I am writing about my husband’s brain injury. If you wish to read the story in order, go back in my archives and find Begin at the Beginning…all the ones in the category brain injury tell my story. Some are longer than others…they come in chunks of … Continue reading Eating Cake
Michelle's Mosaic 