I may not have found dresses for Oaks Day and Derby Day yet, but I still managed to find ways to do just one thing today for myself and others. One of the many things that make me so proud… Read More ›
Month: April 2013
T.G.I.S.
Thank God it’s Sunday!!! When the new year began, I rediscovered the joys of Sunday being a day of rest, which means I do my best to have as little to do and as few obligations as possible to end… Read More ›
April Showers Bring . . .A Garland of Roses
Some people count down the days until Christmas with giddy excitement and anticipation, but as I described in another blog post, I am not one of those people. Perhaps, because my Christmas arrives on the first Saturday in May, in… Read More ›
Life Goes On
Shortly after waking up this morning, this phrase popped into my head, “Today is all I have, so, I am going to give it all I’ve got.” I don’t know where it came from, but the timing of this message… Read More ›
Getting Down to the Business of Living
“Well, it’s over, but it’s really not over.” These were the words my ex-husband spoke to me this evening, after attending his father’s funeral today. Eleven days ago, this journey began with a massive stroke, and part of the journey… Read More ›
Life After a Death
This is a first for me, as I am combining yesterday’s blog post and today’s blog post into one, and I will apologize in advance for what I fear will be a jumbled amalgamation of words and thoughts. Yesterday, my… Read More ›
An Outlaw’s Grief
When I was married, my sisters-in-law, who had also married into the family, and I jokingly referred to ourselves as “outlaws”, instead of in-laws, and my mother-in-law would borrow the title from the 1954 musical, ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”, to describe… Read More ›
Beautiful Dreamer
There was a time not so long ago when I stopped dreaming. I don’t remember the precise moment when it happened, but it happened. Somehow, I first got lost in life’s daily grind and then in the depression and anxiety that… Read More ›
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Years ago, a friend of mine asked me what my favorite sound was, and without hesitation, I responded, “The sound of my daughters’ laughter.” Even though it has been a number of years since that question was first posed to… Read More ›
Ask and You Shall Receive
What a gorgeous Saturday here in Kentucky! The crystal clear bright blue skies provided a gorgeous backdrop for the bright sun that took the chill off the day, and everywhere I looked, I saw trees and flowers in bloom to announce… Read More ›
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