Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Of Life and Love
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I remember sitting in the class circle in 4th grade Spanish, trying to imitate the suave, casual way you crossed your legs and chewed thoughtfully on your thumbnail. You were so smart, athletic, and popular, and seemed to be oblivious to all the guys who had crushes on you. We became friends, connected at first by our…
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Tom asked me to dance on Sept. 25, 1981. I was at Kenny Stabler's Diamondback Saloon on a rare Friday night off, in a bad mood because my boyfriend of five years "had other plans" that night. That wasn't unusual – he wasn't a very good boyfriend. To top it off, none of my friends…
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Why I need this weekend in Port Aransas… This is another reason… I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it: Friends make life a lot more fun. (Charles R. Swindoll ) Hope your weekend is…
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Tom and I stood on the doorstep watching Tommy's little red Neon pull away from the house, headed back to Dallas. A montage of images flashed through my head, visions of my parents and Tom's parents standing on porches, waving goodbye to us as we pulled away after a visit. It hit me that Tommy…
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Ike is really, really big. He's making me a little nervous now as I see the outer bands taking swipes at the dots on the Texas map where I have loved ones. My family is "hunkering down," my brother finally agreeing (last time I talked to him anyway) to heed the mandatory evacuation order…
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I'm a Band mom today…first football game of the season. I emailed two pages to my teacher last night just under the midnight deadline, then woke a few hours later before dawn to move the laundry around, pay some bills, and be ready to chaperone a bus full of high-schoolers to a sun-kissed stadium where…
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Tom and I spooned on the couch watching television, relaxed, content. I was pregnant with Tommy. "When we have the baby, will we still cuddle like this?" I don't remember Tom's answer, but I do know that having children made any kind of relaxing difficult for years, much less any cuddling…unless having one to three kids, and sometimes…
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The first thing I noticed when I walked into the kitchen late Sunday night, returning from Pasadena, exhausted, was the filter holder to my coffee pot sitting on a towel on the counter. In that second I realized two things: I had forgotten to empty and clean the coffee pot before I left, and Tom had done it…
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My mother vowed several years ago that she would never own another pet. "They just break your heart when they die and I can't take it anymore." I agree with her. It's something I can't help thinking about each time we get a new pet, but so far the promise of joy and pure love…
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A husband lies in an Austin hospital at this very moment, awaiting a heart biopsy at 9am. It’s a very delicate procedure, full of risks, but necessary because it turns out he has lots and lots of heart problems. I don’t know him, except from what I’ve read in his wife’s blog (Stephanie…
Long Hollow 