Personal
Happy of myself
So … it’s happened: youngest boy has graduated. He’s got the world by the tail and his whole life ahead of him. And for all of us there’s a little bit of the now what? Oh, there’s a summer job on the horizon and college classes in the fall. But that’s not it. I feel [...]
When you know for sure
About 15 years ago, the hubbs and I were working corporate jobs in Houston, Texas. Our life was fun but our jobs were fast paced and often stressful. On a whim, I signed up for a three-day class that took me out of my office cube and into an interactive workshop. This seminar required participants, [...]
Virgo and the Circus
I’m not a big follower of Astrological signs. I mean, I read my horoscope from time to time, but I’ve never put much stock into them. Until I started paying attention to my Hubbs’ Virgo personality: Tidy. Sensitive. Analytical. Logical. Grounded. Keeps feelings inside. Respectful. Dependable, predictable and loyal. And mine (Gemini): Independent. Easily bored. [...]
Hope rising
Have you ever noticed that while everything around you changes and churns, our sky is always there? Oh yes, it’s ever moving, especially those prairie skies I remember from days of old. I found this photo by accident; digging through photos of our soon-to-be-graduate, this one appeared. It gave me pause. I stopped what I [...]
Live & give
Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people. Before you tell me how much love your God, show me how much you love all His children. Before you preach to me of your passion for your faith, teach me about it through your compassion [...]
“I’m Gay”
Remember when personalized license plates came out? I do and I’ll tell you why. I was a teen, living a country girl’s dream down on the family farm. It was summertime and my days were spent riding my horse, swimming in the lake, and hanging with my cousins. (When I wasn’t pulling weeds, cleaning the [...]
On perspective
Like many of you, I’ve been working out (more) often and happily, I’m starting to see the benefits of my hard work (I’ll blog more about that later ). The biggest shift has been from feeling obligated and petulant about exercise to looking forward to my time. I’m proud of the effort, I enjoy the [...]
Action & insight
So, in January of our oldest son’s Senior year, I started assembling a scrapbook of his photos for the family Graduation party. I scurried around, finding pictures here and there, and, in my usual analytical style, laid out a spreadsheet of important trips and milestones to catalog. Painstakingly, night after night, I worked on it [...]
Salads & Cake
A week’s work of business travel and, boy, was I happy to get home again. Home to my own bed, my own kitchen and my own crew. Back in the office Monday, I immediately noticed the sign-up sheet for our next office potluck. This time a salad bar was suggested. In keeping with our company’s [...]
One Tin Soldier
I was probably around nine years old and a couple of years into my first pony; summers were spent exploring the hills and coulees around our farms. My cousins and I pooled our pop bottle money on cap gun “ammo” and, out in the sage and the brush, we’d reenact days of old: The Pony [...]
