Note: For those of you who are wondering about my choices for blogging topic, I am participating in NaBloPoMo, which means I will try to post every day of November. The prompts are provided to help inspire. The Prompt: Do you feel you have found your voice on your blog? What techniques have you tried […]
[Continue reading...]Pieces that fit just right
November 4, 2014 1 Comment
The Prompt: What is your favorite holiday memory? My favorite holidays are definitely Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I have so many glorious memories! As I was trying to remember my favorite holiday memory, I searched the recesses of my brain for that favorite gift or that one special memory, but to place one above […]
[Continue reading...]Can I just crawl in a hole now?
October 10, 2014 4 Comments
The Daily Prompt said, Time to confess: tell us about a time when you used a word whose meaning you didn’t actually know (or were very wrong about, in retrospect). At first glance, I thought, “Hmm, I just don’t do that.” I’m one of those people who is so paranoid about actually misusing a […]
[Continue reading...]The Who trumps the What
October 6, 2014 1 Comment
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a policeman, a fireman, a dancer, an astronaut. You might hear any of these if you ask a child this question. Today as I sit here and contemplate on the aforementioned subject, I am reminded that WHO you are is so much […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs
October 3, 2014 8 Comments
The Weekly Photo Challenge was Signs. This is one of my favorites, taken on the Big Island in Hawaii a few years back.
[Continue reading...]When you give up on the white horse, read this
September 30, 2014 7 Comments
When I listen to young women and even read some of their Facebook posts, I realize one way that we have failed them. It seems their ideas of love and what it is or what it should be originates from fairy tales or the latest box office hit. They believe there really is someone out […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime
September 27, 2014 2 Comments
The Weekly Photo Challenge this week was nighttime. I am not a pro, writing is my passion, but I thought these were worth sharing.
[Continue reading...]Dust bunnies and Diaries
September 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on Long walks and dark chocolate:
Will I even miss the mess? “My mom used to force us to do this at least twice a year”, I said, as we sifted through each and every item in her closet and drawers. My daughter is quite the packrat and I knew we had better…
Weekly Writing Challenge: That’s Absurd
September 21, 2014 9 Comments
The Challenge: Write a fictional piece that incorporates the everyday life we’re familiar with — work, family, errands — and add a surprise twist through an imaginary character, absurd turn of events, or Sci-Fi-esque setting. As I told my husband about this little story this morning over coffee, he laughed. I’m not sure what we […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance
September 19, 2014 4 Comments
I’m going with the endurance definition of the capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear. On a recent trip to England, I was blessed with hosts that escorted us to some idyllic places. I felt like I had stepped back in time and it was glorious to an old soul like myself.
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Long walks and dark chocolate 