Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: My Evolution
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On this day 29 years ago, I walked down the aisle of St. Mary's Catholic Church in League City, Texas and officially joined my life to Tom's. I hadn't even known him a full year, but I was very sure my feet were treading in the right direction. Despite that confidence and our whole romantic…
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How do people make it through life without a sister? ~Sara Corpening I've asked myself this question so many times and always felt a twinge of guilt that TG doesn't have a sister, even though she's got two great brothers. Because I truly can't imagine how different, how empty and downright dull my life would…
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"Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live." ~JIm RohnAmerican motivational speaker, 20th century I didn't feel like running yesterday morning. Too many things to do before work and not enough sleep the night before. Skipping one day won't matter… I ignored that voice. It's true my world doesn't…
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Face in the mirror You are the face I recognize, the face I know, the face I greet each morning, Yes, the face I love, despite the lines and scars and spots. You and I have traveled together, collected mementoes of Life. Your eye-crinkles and mouth-creases… reminders of laughter and reasons to smile. Deep lines…
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Never, ever did I dream of being a waitress. And yet, here I am, spending a Saturday dressed in black, small apron neatly tied around my waist, order pad in hand… Life is so funny. I've stumbled into a job that feels like a hobby. Don't get me wrong… I work at it! I sweat…
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A few years ago, inspired by my lifetime friend Ann's blog, I started Long Hollow. It was pretty scary putting my thoughts and words out here for all the world (at least it felt like all the world) to see. But I stepped through the fear and did it anyway. I had no idea back…
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When I was growing up, if I stepped one foot in the kitchen, my grandmother would suddenly appear beside me to see what I was doing. It didn't matter if I waited until she was in her bedroom with the door closed playing the piano and belting out "Oh, What a Friend We Have in…
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More than two weeks have already passed since my Deer Park Diva Weekend, but I'm just now getting the photos uploaded to Facebook and I've barely mentioned it on here. (Or have I? I can't remember!) But on these hectic, over-packed days I find myself in lately, I just have to flip a page in my mind…
Long Hollow 