Happy Mother's Day! Mother’s Day is Sunday. I wish every mother a wonderful day of memories and pampering along with hugs, cards, calls, and maybe a flower or two. It is exciting for young women who are about to become a mother for the first time. Their center of focus will soon be shared with a sweet little miracle that cries, coos, spits-up, pees, and poops … [Read more...]
Bullies
Bullies Bullies are everywhere: schools, offices, churches, legislature, sports, homes, playgrounds, bedrooms, stores, hospitals, airplanes, etc. Bullies use words, aggressiveness, body language, writing, facial expressions, violence, rejection, and money to control their victims. Bullies feel empowered at the expense of someone else. If you are a bully, you know it. If you … [Read more...]
Easter Sunrise Service
Easter Sunrise Service The alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. I moaned once, and then my brain rolled over. The thought, "Sunrise Service" entered my cloudy head. My feet were on the floor - the bed was made - and I was putting on my pants, socks, tennis shoes, two heavy jackets, a scarf around my neck, and two pairs of gloves. I was ready. My husband had fixed coffee, and with … [Read more...]
Sunday Gecko
Sunday GeckoMy husband, Cal, quietly called me out of my office. “There’s another one,” he whispered. I looked where he was pointing, and sure enough there was a little brown and orange, four legged critter. He would be the forth gecko visiting us during the last six months.The first one, sorry to say, met his end under my husband’s boot. Sorry! The second and third one I … [Read more...]
Self-maintenance
Self-maintenance Today, we have a crew installing seamless gutters on the house to prevent water damage around the foundation when the monsoons come. We have a one man crew repairing the concrete foundation on the miners shack in the back yard for the same reason. We ordered a new exterior door that is warped as well as a new threshold to prevent moisture and bugs from … [Read more...]
Maxed-out emotions
Maxed-out emotions She arrived. She was beautiful, more so than I had imagined. Her appearance was vibrant, and enticing. Her intimate reflection was pleasant and inviting, close to perfection. The touch of fine silk describes how she felt under my fingertips, and her dimensions could not have been more desirable. While holding, feeling, and examining her every detail, I fell … [Read more...]
I hope I die before Libraries
I hope I die before Libraries I am not a literary expert by anyone's stretch of imagination but I love libraries; they have been interwoven throughout my adult life. When I was a student at Colorado State College I worked at the library as work-study employment. My job was to shelve the books. Upon arriving for my shift, I would find the rolling cart where someone else had … [Read more...]
Treat yourself to a do nothing day
Treat yourself to a do nothing day Find a day to do nothing! I hope every person has an entire day to do only what they want to do. I had a day like that today; my grandson is here and all I did was play. He is an angel baby and so good, I feel half guilty. Did I waste a day? Yes, in that it was not "productive," but no, I did not waste the day...I enjoyed every … [Read more...]