Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: I believe in prayer

  • Detours (and my Friday Favorite Photo)

    This has been one crazy, zig-zagging, bouncing, stretching-myself-across-so-many-things-I-think-I'm-going-to-pop kind of week. One of those weeks where everything is high priority and you just can't procrastinate any longer. So you just do it all, period, and try your best to get some sleep. Things like a writing deadline, a book review deadline, a contact list to…

  • Shadows and Light

      On Death ~Kahlil Gibran You would know the secret of death.But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body…

  • Headed for Adventure, a Crape Myrtle Update and Saturday’s Belated “Sweet!” Report

    Tom and Daniel headed out this morning for several days of fishing on the coast. Would you believe TG and I weren't invited? But that's okay with me. I wasn't even tempted to tag along. When I say they'll be "on the coast," I really mean "on the coast"! They're planning to park the truck right on the…

  • Why, Thank You! (and my Friday Favorite Photo!)

    Thank you to everyone who said a prayer, crossed their fingers or in some way tried to steer Tropical Storm Don more to the north, providing us with a better chance of rain to ease this drought. However, I just saw this post by my weatherman on Facebook… Dear Don,Thanks for nothing.Sincerely,Central Texas.p.s. Emily…we're counting…

  • A little more to the right, please…

    Normally, there's no way I'd be praying for a tropical storm to head our way, especially on a weekend, but extreme circumstances call for extreme prayer! (Forty-plus days of 100+ degree temps and the driest 7-month span on record qualifies as extreme circumstances, doesn't it? Thought so.) I believe in the power of teamwork, so…

  • A Brother’s Smile and other (belated) “Sweet!”s of the Week

    The day his wife died, my brother Donnie lost his smile. Well, he lost more than that; with just a glance at his drawn face, it was easy to believe he thought the world held absolutely nothing for him anymore. If it weren't for his children, I think he would have just sat in a corner…

  • It was a dark and stormy night…

    I dreamed rain pelted our tin roof, hard, and thunder shook our windows. Then I realized it wasn't a dream and, snuggling under my covers, dozed off again, grateful. "Mom? Dad?" I woke again with a start, disoriented. Glanced at the clock. Midnight. "We had a power outage. You probably need to set your phone…

  • Bloom Anyway

    Conditions may change. No, scratch that. Conditions will change. That's just life. No matter what condition you find yourself in today, whether drought or flood or somewhere in between, look for ways to nourish your spirit (they're there, I promise) and bloom anyway. "Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things…

  • Have you ever…

      In desperation searching for answers you make a decision plot a course feeling divinely inspired so sure this is it the answer then at the threshold too late to turn back you discover a pit self-doubt, worry, fear what if this isn't the answer? what if, instead, this makes it worse creates more knots…

  • Never Give Up (and Another Sweet Saturday)

    My bougainvilla is blooming. It might not seem like a big deal, but in this dry hollow where the wildflowers are fading, I longed for a blast of color. I thought it was too late, thought I'd been too neglectful. The original blossoms were long gone; it wasn't dead, but it was down to mere…