Tag: be a light unto the darkness

  • The Big Light

    The Big Light

    I saw a reel on Instagram of a woman walking around her house turning on lamps and nightlights. She was demonstrating turning on all these small lights, but never the overhead light which she referred to as ‘the big light’. I hadn’t really thought about it until seeing the reel, that I’ve been living this…

  • The Pillar Candle

    The Pillar Candle

    Sitting at the wooden table, I pause to light a pillar candle before starting to write. I searched for a month to find them, not realizing they are becoming extinct. They’ve been replaced by battery operated ones and I have one used as a nightlight, but it took time to find a local store that…

  • Just for Fun

    Just for Fun

    My therapist tells me I’m a fun person and a blast to be around. She’s trying her best to get me to ‘insert myself’, into life outside the home and we’re making progress, but that quote by Elsie De Wolfe, “I’m going to make everything around me beautiful and that will be my life”…Yeah…I took…

  • The Voice

    The Voice

    Standing at the counter, I was speaking with the girl seated on the other side. She was staring at the computer screen, checking all the boxes for my dog to stay overnight. I was carrying on a polite conversation with the woman while feeling completely at ease. I looked around to see a woman standing…

  • My Life is a Meme

    My Life is a Meme

    Feature Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash

  • My Life is a Meme
  • My Life is a Meme
  • Calloused

    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 of hard work. I was grateful for the winter to wear long sleeves, but now…

  • Different in Me

    Different in Me

    My birthday was Saturday, the same day as the solar eclipse. I drove to one of my favorite coffee shops/bakery and ordered a Dirty Horchata to drink and of course, CAKE! Then, I walked next door to one of my favorite shops and fell in love with a candle to bring home. My truck was…