Yesterday, the sweet smell of baby breath and powder Today, the smell of body spray and perfume Yesterday, smooth fresh, baby skin Today, eyelashes curled, and makeup on Yesterday, Barbie jeep then skateboard Today, driver’s license and car keys Yesterday, dolls and puzzles and dreams Today, heels, dresses and Prom Yesterday, a soft little hand […]
[Continue reading...]Positively ill
January 2, 2013 9 Comments
This is going to be short and sweet because I’m sick and don’t feel like thinking, but since I have made a commitment to myself to blog daily, I feel obligated. Otherwise, I will stress over the fact that I haven’t and that won’t get me well any quicker. So, I wanted to focus on […]
[Continue reading...]Rise, set and repeat
January 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Daily Post: Asleep when the ball dropped
January 1, 2013 1 Comment
I was awake when a multitude of time zones celebrated the beginning of the New Year, just not in this one. This isn’t a departure from the norm for me. I remember occasionally watching Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (or whatever labels it’s been given throughout the years) and there was a time I […]
[Continue reading...]Missing you
December 31, 2012 5 Comments
Wishing you were here Knowing you can’t be and you’re in a much better place Thinking of all the things you missed Wondering if you’d be proud Smiling when I realize I know you would be Missing your advice and guidance Grateful you taught me so well Feeling that knot in my throat and knowing […]
[Continue reading...]Farewell, 2012
December 30, 2012 7 Comments
This picture of my granddaughter leaving Disney made me think of how our trip there resembled the year in many ways. We had lots of fun, saw new sights, and felt the thrill of the ride. There were long walks and we are leaving tired, but happy. There were lessons learned, we met some new […]
[Continue reading...]Daily Prompt: Un/Faithful
December 29, 2012 9 Comments
The Daily prompt was “Tell us about the role that faith plays in your life — or doesn’t.” I can say without a moments hesitation and with complete assurance that my faith is my everything! It’s who I am, how I love and live and exist. My life is based on and around what I […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in pictures
December 28, 2012 2 Comments
This year has been a busy one, filled with many road trips, fun-filled days in the sun, trips to Indiana, California, Texas, Washington, Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia and D.C. There are always so many photo ops when you travel as much as I have this year. When I was home, I enjoyed capturing our beautiful […]
[Continue reading...]Daily Prompt: Immortalized in Stone
December 27, 2012 2 Comments
Today’s challenge from “The Daily Post” reminds me of the scriptures in the bible about the potter and the clay. The question was: Your personal sculptor is carving a person, thing or event from the last year of your life. What’s the statue of and what makes it so significant? The sculptor in my life […]
[Continue reading...]Oh no you didn’t!
December 26, 2012 2 Comments
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” Saint Augustine This may sound very strange, but today my patience has been sorely tested by people with no patience. You may say it was to be expected and is somewhat deserved. After all, it was my decision to do some shopping and fight traffic the day after Christmas. […]
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Long walks and dark chocolate 