Property Virgins

First times are memorable just because they are first. This has certainly been true for me this summer with the selling of our home.

Here is a handout left on our kitchen table next to the plate of cookies just-out-of-the-oven:

This was our first home, purchased 40 years ago this past April.

Our […]

A New Home

This morning as I am so grateful for making time to get my fingers on the keyboard as my “to-do-list” grows longer and my time-table grows shorter. I notice how relevant that is to all those who are in their later years. I have lived 67 years, and in this body probably do not have […]

Safe Trip Home

Every day I hear about somebody having surgery. Some of those surgeries are major, some are minor. I understand the definition of “minor” surgery as something someone else is having….

Almost every day I hear about the death of someone I know, someone I love, someone I’ll miss. So much dying.

This too shall pass. […]

Bright light. Warmth. Profound love.

“Oh, Daddy, she is not going to stop!” I screamed.

Squealing tires, honking horns, then mangled metal and shattered glass gave way to twisted bodies and altered minds.

It took a few moments for me to realize my own flesh was garishly peeled back, dangling down over both of my eyes, preventing me […]

Old Enough

Do you remember wanting to be old enough for kindergarten? Old enough to stay home alone? Old enough to babysit? Old enough to drive a car? Old enough to vote or drink?

Remember when you thought forty was old?

One of the best things about age is its relativity. I was mother to a […]

Opinion Columnist

I applied for the position of an “Opinion Columnist” in our local newspaper. A good friend/writer colleague had suggested I apply.

It might seem odd to those who might think a committed spiritual person may not have a lot of interest in the things of the world, but that is untrue. We care deeply about […]

You ARE Love

What is my definition of heartbreak?

heartbreak (noun): the vast pain that we suffer in response to our expectations not being met in some way. A facet of reality as a human being.

So if you’re experiencing heartbreak, be it romantic, in your work life, or if you feel let down by […]

You Cannot Lose Him

This post was started a couple of days ago as a tender musing around Wednesday evening’s passing of my dear friend’s 42 year old son. Out in the field, watering his beloved drought-stressed trees with his father, Kalvin was stung by a bee or wasp. Known to be very allergic, Kalvin hopped in the truck […]