I think that in all of my years, my DLTs are the most unexpected and happiest surprises in my life. I’ve not had children of my own, but I can’t imagine that I would have loved them any more than this trio of ladies.
Read more...This is the time of year that many people post their New Year’s resolutions. I think making something a “resolution” puts way too much pressure on what are mostly just wishes, hopes, and yes, sometimes goals. So, this is my “aiming for” list. I might not hit the target, but at least I’ll be pointing (more or less) in the right direction.
Read more...I’m having to get used to a new Christmas routine this year. As much as we cling to tradition, so too much we embrace change when it happens. This year, I’m apparently embracing change…whether I want to or not.
Read more...Do not measure a person by whether or not they are in church. The true guide to character comes from those times …
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I spent the evening attending the birth of the newest member of the family. It was time very well spent.
Read more...I’m sitting here, metaphorically twiddling my thumbs, awaiting word of Scarlet’s* little project: giving birth to little Troeesha. Her labor should have …
Read more...Scarlet* texted me this afternoon. She said that because of a blood flow issue, the doctors were going to induce Scarlet on Tuesday instead of letting her soldier on to full-term at the end of the month. If prayer is something that you do, please pray for the best possible outcome.
Read more...2008 has been a year of re-emergence. After a few years of enduring my father’s decline with an undignifying illness, my immediate family and I have had a year to discover what the world is like when it is what we make of it. So, my first serving of thanks goes to
Read more...Today I re-donned my photographer’s cap. Last week, Tess* asked if I’d take some headshots of her for various purposes. I, being a push-over whenever a DLT asks me for just about anything, of course said, “Sure.” After all, I’d done a bit of actor/model promo photography back in the day.
Read more...Well, it’s been a year since my dad died. It almost goes without saying that the events from that time have been going through the minds of me, my mom, and my brother in recent days. It’s been amazing how different it’s been in this past year.
Read more...One of my younger cousins, Tera*, combined a lot of celebrations into one event. On October 31, she got remarried, and then …
Read more...It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I’m a bit of a fatalist. Since I was a child, I knew …
Read more...I live right next to a high school. Almost every morning, at 6:30am, the marching band practices. Well, I assume it’s probably the whole band as all I can hear are the drums. The constant…incessant…non-predictable beating of those drums for an hour. And then, once school is over and the
Read more...I was a reviewer of a TV show for the better part of two seasons. This is how it happened.
Read more...Some people spend hours each day on the telephone, chating and bonding and doing all those other things that modern people do with that technology. For some reason, I don’t seem to be one of those people. (more…)
Read more...I got to spend many enjoyable hours on Friday visiting with Jamie*. Actually, it as a little bit of a working visit …
Read more...It’s funny how much of life swings between trickles and floods. I speak, of course, of the girls. For a variety of …
Read more...I tweaked my left knee about four weeks ago. I don’t know how. All I know is that since then it’s been …
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