“Ever quit a diet, a course of yoga, a meditation practice? Have you ever bailed out on a call to embark on a spiritual practice, to dedicate yourself to a humanitarian calling, commit your life to the service of others?…Late at night have you experienced a vision of the person you might become, the […]
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A Colorful Epiphany
Garnered with large doses of coffee and hot chocolate, and an unnatural enthusiasm for being awake at such an hour, we left our sleepy little town at 3:30 a.m. for what I was told, is the largest hot air balloon launch in the country. We joined the masses at pre-dawn on a large grassy […]
Remnants of an ongoing battle with the past – Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Flashbacks. Last weekend David and I were sitting on the couch watching the 49‘s game. One minute our team is winning, the next minute an innocent commercial rips through the comfort of our home. The commercial depicts a boy with tire tread running the […]
The here and why
*** It’s here!!! *** A month ago, I wrote a blog post that detailed my reason for writing. Why do I write? But why did I write this story? First, I have to say, it is a novel. It is a work […]
Two Sides
At some point or other, we all experience change. But change wears many masks. Like the two faces of the theatre. Comedy and tragedy. There’s the category we call good. Falling in love. Winning the lottery. And then there’s the bad. Sickness. Losing money in the stock market. We grow up believing that the two […]
Today’s news in Connecticut
Yesterday, I started to write this blog. It was totally different. I was going to take a break. Let you know that I would be back after the holidays. And then I saw the news today. That in itself is a miracle. Since I live in the middle of nowhere we have no television. But […]
Platform 9 and 3/4
Oscar Wilde once said, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” I think that might be one of those chicken versus egg kind of questions. You know, which came first? But in this instance, I believe Oscar is right. The other night we were watching the first Harry Potter movie (The Sorcerer’s Stone.) […]
Thanksgiving Memory
“Are you ready?” He smiled at me as I climbed in and he shut the door. “Uh-huh!” I glanced at him so that he wouldn’t see the terror in my eyes. Calm down! He’s not taking you to jail. And he pulled the patrol car out of the driveway. “I’m probably not going to write any […]
Back the Badge
I’ve written about being a part of the thin blue line. Joining the prestigious family of law enforcement as the spouse of an officer. In those early years, I learned a great deal. Don’t leave the garage door open all day. Don’t answer the door during the middle of the day. Give my husband […]
The “R” Word
There are many words over the course of a lifetime that are monumental. Marriage. Children. Moving. I’ve done all of those. Some more than once. And true to form, each time was monumental. My life changed forever. I remember. Right after I graduated from high school, I chose to live in Central America for nine […]
