Alligators

Took both kids to the grocery store tonight. I haven’t done that in a while. I usually go the Sunday night they are at their dad’s… What a “FUN” experience! If I had a nickel for every time I had to say something like, ” Dinah, stop walking in circles around the basket.”, “Malachi, don’t put [...]

Harmonica

Called to tell my kiddos good night a few minutes ago. Dinah eagerly got on the phone. I asked her how her day was… what she did…and so on. I listened as she told me about it. Then, I told her I received an e-mail from her teacher asking how she is because she bumped [...]

And so it goes

“In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I’ve held a rose
It seems I only felt [...]

Full Circle

Today was a good day. This evening was especially interesting. Dinah asked to participate in a cheerleading clinic put on my the local high school- where I graduated from. I was a cheerleader and decided a while ago not to let Dinah participate in that activity. I had to question why [...]

The birth of a new category

The mind of a child…
Both of my kids have a box that I put special mementos and such into for safe keeping… first hair cut, lost tooth, beautiful “drawrings” etc.  When they say or do something funny or interesting I  jot it down on the first thing I can find and slip it in their [...]

Papaw’s, Grandma’s and the like

I filed an invoice for JVC the other day… Can’t come across those initials without thinking of my Papaw Long… He was the man behind the video camera at every family get together… except when he was doing gainers off the diving board at 73 (That’s amazing to me… amazing in a [...]

Some days are better than others

I wrote a bunch of crap here but I deleted it because I spoke too soon about this day. It has turned out to be a really good day!

The heart of life…

“I hate to see you cry
Lying there in that position
There’s things you need to hear
So turn off your tears and listen
Pain throws you heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
No, it won’t all go the way, it should
But I know the heart of life is good
You know it’s nothing [...]

Thick skull…. but it’s sinking in

Sometimes in life… more often than I care to admit personally, you stumble upon (or walk straight into with your eyes wide shut) a situation that is less than ideal. Sometimes it’s best to run. Sometimes it’s best to  take a closer look and see what is really going on; after all, things are rarely [...]

something wonderful

-good people who tell you the truth even when it’s not what you want to hear.
-remembering what trust feels like… thanks Ashley!
-someone else refusing to enable you to do something they know you will later regret.
-the peace that comes when you finally know what you need to do when you’ve been torn for a while.
-snapping [...]