“Tangled in our nets, are we stuck in a sticky web?” ~ Todd Thompson Are you tangled and stuck? Tangled nets and hard choices; that’s a mouth full, right? These topics came up more than once this week. Not surprising since this was my birthday week. The more we age, the more we ask the …
Giving up control and letting things happen as they will takes courage, but it will always free you. Several nights later, and a yet another long argument with Leon, Lucinda knew she was being unreasonable, but she truly felt Sandy was making a huge mistake. Yet, things had become difficult between her and Leon. They …
Organic is always better. When you allow your creativity to flow from an organic place, wonderful things happen! A garden of organic words. What exactly do I mean by that statement? For starters, I cannot tell you how many times people will ask how I come up with the stories I write, or the art …
Secrets. Some can be fun, but others bury unresolved pain. Sandy’s heart was pounding out of her chest as she entered the sunroom where the adults had congregated. DW smiled at her and immediately came over and took her hand. The two of them sat down on the nearby loveseat. Lucinda was bringing out a …
I am in total control. Are you a control freak? This week I asked myself this question. It was prompted after hearing that one of my friend’s had lost her sister. Turns out this sister was a hoarder. They had been estranged for a bit, and while family knew this sister had mental health issues, …
Friday night football is king Sweet tea goes good with everything Fireflies come out when the sun goes down Nobody eats ’til you say amen Any everybody knows your mom and them You can see who loves who for miles around In a southern water tower town Everyone knows your secrets in a water tower …
Happy New Year 2023 Did you hear? 50 is the now the new 30, 60 is the new 40, and at 70, we’re just getting started! 2023. Can you believe it? I remember thinking in the 90s how strange it would be to say 2000, but here we are plowing our way through the 2000s …
Libby spent the rest of Christmas week helping Artie and making sure the shop ran as best as it could with just the two of them. As she worked, she thought about all the times Michael had stayed over late to help. How he would suddenly appear when a heavy box needed moving or nail …
Post Christmas Poem
Libby woke late on Saturday morning with puffy eyes and a headache. Spartacus let her know that she was well behind schedule in getting his breakfast. Stumbling out of bed and wandering into her tiny kitchen, her cell phone began buzzing. Looking at the screen, she saw it was Artie calling. She hit the speaker …
