Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Sweet!
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Dear God, Thank you for this day, for letting me wake in Mam-ma's room, surrounded by so many sweet memories. Thank you for the sounds of Daddy, moving around the kitchen, and the rumbling thunder outside, a promise of rain on this parched land. Thank you for this time with my Mama and Daddy, and…
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I dropped off my camera last Thursday for some much needed TLC. It was way overdue. Just imagine… four years of trips to the beach and walks down my dusty road. Oh, poor, neglected thing. When I finally had it back in my hands, I expected it to work like it was brand new. Instead,…
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It rained today. For the first time in months, I heard thunder. I felt raindrops. I was at work, busy with customers and orders and separate checks, but even though I couldn't really dance in the rain, in my mind I imagined I was. And it felt great! Sweet! Last Sunday I met friends…
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I have an unexpected day off tomorrow. I'm getting dizzy trying to decide what to do with it! Do I focus on "getting stuff done" or just relax and have fun? I imagine it will fall somewhere in between. I think I'll just start somewhere and see where it leads me. Who knows what I'll…
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Just trying to catch my balance! I worked twelve hours yesterday for the first time in twenty years. (I'm talking about paid work, not parenting or household work, from which you never actually clock-out, am I right?…) Anyway, each year volunteers respond to the call when it's time to harvest the grapes at the vineyard.…
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For some reason, I thought this past week would have more time in it. I thought by the time I headed to work at the Bistro this morning, I would be all caught up on everything, plus perhaps even a little ahead on a few things. Well, I wasn't. But I refuse to give myself…
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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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I totally lost track of this week. Until this weekend, nothing extraordinary happened, but even so, it felt crazy and I was exhausted without knowing exactly why! Our empty nest isn't so empty right now – TG is still home for the summer, along with the contents of her dorm room, currently in Transition-Limbo, tucked…
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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…
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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…
Long Hollow 