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  • An Unsupervised Life

    My daughter secretly worries a little bit about my living alone and she has good reason. Recently, she sent me a TikTok and said, “I’m crying because this is you!” It was a young woman my daughters age talking about… Continue reading

    An Unsupervised Life
  • Calloused

    When I was a kid, the men in my family had calloused hands and Daddy had a row of callouses on the palms of each hand from continually gripping things, especially a shovel, or axe. Back then, callouses were evidence… Continue reading

    Calloused
  • The One-Eighty

    Taking in my surroundings, I note a wisp of dog hair that was missed by yesterday’s vacuuming, or it’s a new one that formed overnight. The mini-blind on the window in front of me is hanging crooked. The right side… Continue reading

    The One-Eighty
  • Counting My Blessings

    This week, I heard this song, and it made me want to cry. Not sad tears, just overly grateful for the truth these words hold. As I write this it’s 10:00 am on Wednesday and I haven’t turned on my… Continue reading

    Counting My Blessings
  • Ritual for Mornings

    Your heart and soul know what you need, and what it wants, but the plan doesn’t deviate. To sum it up in one word, I’d choose ‘water’, and it’s a series of small things that water mine. Over the weekend,… Continue reading

    Ritual for Mornings
  • Dormant

    The young girl with a love for fairytales had matured into a woman. It took decades to become this woman and there was so much more ‘becoming’ left to do. She had grown to love and admire this warrior/woman challenging… Continue reading

    Dormant
  • Plan Nothing

    I’ve slowed the flow of my blogging after remembering I’d rather lay my hand to a few things and give it my all, rather than a multitude of things half-assed. When the space opens, I show up. The way we… Continue reading

    Plan Nothing
  • Good God Almighty

    I don’t know that much about David Crowder, only that I’ve loved his music for as far back as I can remember. His music is as distinctive as his appearance and at first glance you probably wouldn’t tag him as… Continue reading

    Good God Almighty
  • The Open Road

    A couple of years ago I met a guy who loves motorcycles. Now, this isn’t a phenomenon by any means, but he just seemed to live for them. He grew up in California and raced dirt bikes as a kid,… Continue reading

    The Open Road
  • The Glitter Stapler

    Practical can be pretty. It may not be as sturdy, or dependable as the logical choice, but it’s more fun. Pretty is to be enjoyed ever how long it lasts but holds no guarantee of how long that’ll be. I… Continue reading

    The Glitter Stapler
  • A Fitted Sheet

    I love flannel sheets in the winter, but this winter has been relatively mild which offers pros and cons. When we had our cold snap a couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of it and placed flannel sheets on… Continue reading

    A Fitted Sheet