I often have said that Oaks Day and Derby Day are an equine version of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for me. The days leading up to them leave me giddy with anticipation and excitement. It’s a whirlwind of festivities… Read More ›
grief & loss
An Emptier Nest
I have not cried in over 12 hours. That fact may seem inconsequential for an unabashed crier like me, but it is quite significant when you put it into the proper context. In the week leading up to my oldest… Read More ›
Two Years of Smiles and Tears
Despite being mathematically challenged, I possess Rain Man-like skills when it comes to one particular thing related to numbers. Dates. I can recall specific dates, such as birthdays, and I also can recall the exact date that even some of… Read More ›
August Was A Bust
Normally, I welcome August with a similar excitement and joyful expectation that I revel in at the beginning of every new year, as I prepare for my birthday. Not this August, though, as there was nothing normal about it. When… Read More ›
My Kind of Advice
If you read yesterday’s blog, “Closing the Revolving Door“, you know that I am dealing with the end of a significant relationship in my life, and that change has led to a swirl of thoughts and feelings. Upon waking this… Read More ›
Until We Meet Again
I always have feared death. It makes me uncomfortable. It scares me. It leaves me feeling a suffocating pain. When not faced with death, I can wax philosophically about the faith I have in an afterlife and talk poetically about… Read More ›
A Eulogy of Sorts
It never ceases to amaze me how a seemingly random encounter can lead to some of the most unlikely relationships, and I have been so fortunate to have had such an encounter with a very interesting gentleman indeed. I met Jerry… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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