Today marks my ninth day in a row off from work, which leaves me with three more days of vacation time before returning to my job. Thus, I have created my own twelve days of Christmas, minus impractical gifts given to… Read More ›
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Writer’s Block
It is rare that I am ever at a loss for words, as I usually have something to say. There have been times in my life when I have felt as if my words fell on deaf ears, yet I… Read More ›
Get Your Ball Back
I am loyal, fiercely loyal to be exact. I have a big heart that is capable of dispensing large amounts of love to those I care about in my life. I believe in others, even when others have already given up… Read More ›
The Process of Letting Go
Recently, as described in my post, Until We Meet Again, I had to say ‘good-bye’ to a very special man whom I had the privilege of knowing through my job at a day shelter for homeless men. He was hospitalized… 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 ›
Snow Day
A line from the Cowboy Junkies’ song, “Sun Comes Up, It’s Tuesday Morning”, “Telephone’s ringing, but I don’t answer it ’cause everybody knows that good news always sleeps till noon”, went through my head on this cold Tuesday morning. when my… Read More ›
Throw the Book at Him
As many things as my special friend and I share in common, there are some definite ways in which we differ. He is a Yankee, while I am a southerner. He tends to be more introverted, while I am more… Read More ›
Starting and Ending Monday on a Good Note
While Monday may not be my favorite day of the week, I also tend to feel a bit sorry for it, as it is much maligned by most of the free world. Since Monday continues to show up on a… Read More ›
Cry It Out
I cry . . .easily, and some would say that I cry a lot, which I may or may not do, depending on your definition of ‘a lot’. I cry when something causes me pain or brings me joy, and… Read More ›
The Doubting Kristi
As much as I strive to have faith in God and His plan for my life, I will admit that I continue to have moments of doubt in God, His plan, myself, and others. When my faith is firing on… Read More ›
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