Today’s prompt hit a nerve as soon as I read the word….surface. My mind immediately began to form poems about layers and things hidden deep within. It affected me because it reminds me of a topic that I’ve been contemplating for days. A few nights ago, I taught on Motives; those deeply private and often […]
[Continue reading...]Cali; the gift that keeps on giving
July 28, 2016 6 Comments
The prompt was “Crisis” and since NICU parents deal with this all the time, I thought this was appropriate. My daughter and I had a great day with our little Cali yesterday. I blogged before about Cali’s premature arrival and the complications she has faced since. She is 3 ½ months old and we still […]
[Continue reading...]Forward progress
July 19, 2016 3 Comments
Was the game called Sorry where you move game piece forward or back based on where you land? The other day my daughter said, “Two steps forward and ten steps back” and I visualized that game. She was referring to her baby’s progress this week after three months in the NICU. She was frustrated, exhausted both […]
[Continue reading...]Daily Prompt: Journey
July 13, 2016 1 Comment
Here’s a quick poem for today’s prompt….Journey Journey I’m going on a journey Don’t be surprised to see me smile Please don’t try to bring me back I’ll be gone a little while I’ll back up from today To a time when they were small I’ll put years in reverse Like they never passed […]
[Continue reading...]The Two Anniversaries
June 8, 2016 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on Long walks and dark chocolate:
This week holds two special days for me; one is the anniversary of my marriage, which symbolizes a beautiful beginning and the other is the anniversary of the death of my mother which epitomizes an agonizing final chapter in the book of my life. Since 1996, I…
Fishing with Mr. Patience
June 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on Long walks and dark chocolate:
I am just sitting here on this rainy night, contemplating our upcoming anniversary outing this weekend. We will probably drive a few hours just to “get away” and go fishing, something we both enjoy and I don’t have the pleasure of doing very often. I felt the…
From the inside out
May 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
Originally posted on Long walks and dark chocolate:
We often fail as parents. Although we love our children dearly, the truth is, we aren’t perfect. We make mistakes. Since I’m older and one of the reasons I blog is to share something that might inspire, encourage or teach someone, I thought I’d share one of…
Life is a saga
May 22, 2016 3 Comments
Life is a saga, a long and complicated story with many details. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you live very long at all this applies. Our life begins on page one, with our birth and if you have ever been in a room of women discussing childbirth, that can be a saga in […]
[Continue reading...]Daily Prompt: Pensive
May 19, 2016 6 Comments
The Daily Prompt was pensive; below is my humble offering…. She sat there, dreamily staring out the window; both hands around her favorite cup, which was still warm from the hot tea he had watched her pour earlier. She was in a pensive mood. He was familiar with her moods and he’d seen this particular […]
[Continue reading...]Daily Prompt: Flourish
May 18, 2016 5 Comments
As I pondered the word flourish from today’s prompt, I couldn’t help but think about my one month old granddaughter, Cali. If you read my blog or follow my Facebook page, you are already acquainted with Cali as she has been a repeat guest. She is flourishing in her NICU environment, and almost up to […]
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