For Easter, my husband gave me a beautiful lily. All last week I was enjoying each bell as it opened. I tended it carefully by taking out the pollen bulbs so I wouldn’t be allergic to it, and moving the curtains just right each morning so it would get enough light. But for three days . . . → Read More: Lilies With Valleys
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You would think that if perhaps you knew the answer to this question, you could avoid heartaches and run the other way. Some old adages try to explain heartaches. We've all heard it said that "There's a reason for everything" and "If it doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger" which was always a favorite . . . → Read More: Where Do Heartaches Come From? Upon waking this “Mayday” I was greeted by that term on the morning news. The only meaning I have for it is the distress call “Mayday! Mayday!”. In looking back upon my journey through loss over this past year, I have uttered that cry many times. The nuances of “move on”, “let go”, “go forward”, . . . → Read More: King of Carols ….these simple words, uttered by people everyday day, were slammed home to me from a very unusual source, making them lose their "triteness". I am an avid reader and many quotes pass through my brain each day, but never did I think I would be quoting a fictional character from a popular primetime TV drama. . . . → Read More: Never Give Up…. Watching the royal wedding this morning caused my eyes to blink open very early and hear some words of wisdom that rang true for me. Some things I heard that caused me to sit up and take notice were contained in the priest’s message to the royal couple instructing them in what it would . . . → Read More: Royal Musings I awoke this morning to the terrible devastation caused by the tornados in the south last night. Feeling such sadness for the people and the loss incurred down there, I turned my head and out the window caught a glimpse of the the colorful hyacinths in our spring garden. How is it possible that beauty . . . → Read More: Laws Today I came across a story about a Manchurian diplomat in the 1700’s. Each year his tribe sacrificed a member by beheading him. Each year the diplomat asked the chief to stop this practice and each year the chief patiently listened to him, and then went ahead with the sacrifice. This went on for 23 . . . → Read More: Love Is Not A Word I read so many stories about broken hearts. They are always written about or by the person whose heart was broken. Very seldom do I come across the story of a person who did the breaking. I have had my heart broken some over the years. A few times I thought the pain was so . . . → Read More: The Other Side of a Broken Heart I have a friend who is enamored with rocks. Each time we go to the beach when she visits, she is drawn in some way to examining them and bringing the special ones back home. She’d leave them around the house in small piles and I’d find them after she left. Last summer she . . . → Read More: On The Rocks As I brushed my teeth this morning, gazing out the bathroom window, I was wishing it were a better day out for my shopping expedition. Refusing to let the rain ruin my day or dampen my spirit I said: "Rain won't ruin my Mashpee Commons jaunt. In it's face, My laughter I will flaunt." Nice . . . → Read More: A Great Misperception |
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