Coincident? I think not!
When two or more things have happened at one time, I am surprised. I use to call them happenstances, flukes, coincidences. I might have...
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Apr 17, 2017
Sisters
Are there rules for a blog? I don’t know. If rigid rules exist, I’m probably breaking one right here and now. (Are there blog police? Am...
Apr 10, 2017
Where Amazing Happens
The dogwoods are blooming. I am returning home this morning from a poetry retreat. A son lives in a town between the retreat site and...
Apr 3, 2017
The Power of Touch
When doctors are juggling my friend’s meds to find the right balance and she is feeling at her worst, she says, “It is like I’m floating...
Mar 27, 2017
Letting Fences Fall
I voted one way. He voted another. It skewed our relationship. I did not see his anger coming. When it’s a son, a mother can go blind,...
Mar 20, 2017
Hard Things Happen
Crosses. My husband made me a wooden one. It hangs on a wall. I wear a silver one around my neck. I hear people say, “That’s my cross to...
Mar 13, 2017
Asking for What You Need
After being in the hospital a few days, my friend started asking for what she needed. Just part of who she is, part of a healthy...
Mar 4, 2017
"...a week to get your affairs in order."
Judy, my friend, just heard those hard words. Oh my! What do people do when they hear that? How do they think with all those feelings...
Feb 27, 2017
I Am One of the Lucky Ones
The winter has been mild, and the daffodils are already blooming. Too early, in my opinion. In a week or two, the trees will leaf out. I...
Feb 20, 2017
Seeing from the Low Position
I’m exercising on the floor in front of a window. I do “the bridge,” an exercise to strengthen my back. When finished, I lie there...
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