Category Myself
A List of Thanks: 11/15
My beloved children are asleep. My dear husband is at a work function. My feet are up, our cat is holding me captive on the sofa, and there is delicious silence and peace all around me. There are many things circling in my mind that I would love to write about, but since I couldn’t […]
Slippery Slope: A Poem
I took a few steps in a certain direction With each footfall, the ground became less level and safe Prideful thoughts, hasty words They are just as dangerous as careless steps near a cliff A slippery slope awaits those who tread recklessly Replaying those thoughts, those words in my mind Repulsion fills my heart every […]
Octoberfest: The Results
A few posts ago, I wrote about our family’s gathering to celebrate four birthdays: my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, my mom, and my daughter. In our house, we would be hosting both sets of our parents, V.’s sister, her husband, their baby, and their dog. We are blessed to have room to spread out to play and […]
A Gentle Answer
As is usually the case, the verses V. read to us tonight as a family were very fitting for the week I’ve been having: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.” These wise words come […]
Oh, the Drama…
You know that feeling you get when something gets under your skin and you have to act? All your muscles feel tingly, you can’t speak or write fast enough to get all the thoughts out? It’s the feeling that parents get when someone hurts their kids. It’s the feeling that friends get when someone speaks […]
A Poem?
As a Word Press user, I decided to check out the Daily Post Challenge: this time, it was to try something new. I used to write what I called poetry quite often. I’m certain this is a meager attempt, but it was fun to do and very refreshing to change the way in which my […]
How I Got Wonderfully Lost
Tonight, I did something I haven’t done in a long time: I read a book in one sitting. My dear husband had gone out for the evening with some friends to burn off weekly steam; my two little ones were sound asleep after an extended play time outside after school, and after the distant thunder […]
The Illustration of Sod
Our neighborhood is full of new construction. It seems like there’s a new house popping up every few weeks. The most dramatic day to me is when long trucks deliver the landscaping: tall palm trees, medium-sized shrubs, flowers, and usually on a truck of its own, the sod. In one day, a new house goes […]
Tennis, Anyone?
Just as running has a special place in my heart and a lengthy history in my life, tennis and I go even farther back. I went for my first real “run” when I was about 8, but I started taking tennis lessons at the age of 5. It was love at first hit, you could […]
2K
To all who have ever stopped by to read my ramblings, thank you. Since May 1, I have had 2,000 visits to my blog, and I’m selfishly pretty excited about that! I like to think that people get something out of what I have to say, and I think all of us like to have […]
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