Originally published Father's day June 21, 2020 My dad's been gone 34 years. I've lived my entire adult life without him. Yet his words and lessons are relevant today, and resound in my life every day. Love your spouse and make your family a priority. He loved my mom and everyone knew it. They hugged, … Continue reading Lessons from My Dad: Cherishing Family Values
Many of you know I love dogs. Big dogs, little dogs, breed dogs, mutts. I love them. All of them. It’s been fifteen years since we had to say goodbye to Cody – our first dog and the original member of our pack. It’s been two years since our sweet Sunny (the final member of our original pack) passed … Continue reading Welcome Home Odin and Ozzie: Our New Dachshund Duo
Photo by Mike Northcott on Pexels.com Me: Knock Knock MOH: Who’s There? Me: Interrupting Cow MOH: Interrupting C… Me: Mooo! I’m not a small talker. You won’t catch me in a waiting room making chit chat with my fellow waiters. I’m not good at meeting new people nor keeping up my end of the conversation, particularly if … Continue reading Interrupting Cow
Backpacks fill the seats of an empty school bus in sunlight Last week, in my blog about field trips https://wp.me/paArEe-1r3 I mused that I could probably write a whole blog about my love for riding the school bus. Challenge accepted. I’ll mention again that I was a walker, so riding the school bus was not a … Continue reading Nostalgic School Bus Memories
Our eyes meet and he gives me a head nod and a half smile. Hey, he’s kind of cute. His gray eyes look away from me and glance around the car - taking in the scene but not really looking at anyone in particular - the way regulars on the train generally do. Maybe that’s … Continue reading Curious Commute – Part 3
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com The Prompt: Describe heaven Trying to describe heaven is a very heavy undertaking. That, coupled with the fact that no one really knows, leads me to take a less serious – yet heartfelt – approach. And so, I’ve modified the prompt. The new prompt: Describe your personal heaven Thinking … Continue reading Dogs and Dreams: A Personal Heaven
Ava For the next several days, I stay in my room expecting the police to come pounding on my door at any minute. I pace around the end of the bed and walk to the window, then back around the bed to the desk, and again back around to the window. To be honest, a … Continue reading Chapter 2 – Still January
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Almost forty years ago, my dad was killed in a multi-car accident on I-94 near Kalamazoo. At the time, I was a 22 year old college student, living in an apartment in Traverse City with my brother. Our kindly - and elderly - neighbor who lived across the hall expressed her … Continue reading It’s Only a Number
Yes, you heard me correctly, The Joy of February. Seven years ago, in one of my first blogs, I wrote about my love for February. This is a recycled and slightly revamped blog. I gave myself permission to do this since it's a 5th Saturday of the month and I am spending the rest of … Continue reading The Joy of February
Tick, tick, tick. The early morning glow of the sun peeks over the top of the trees across the frozen lake. I’m standing in the front bay window rocking from foot to foot. What am I going to do? I glance at the wall clock. The hands tell me it’s five after eight. The pendulum … Continue reading Chapter One – January
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