And she gave me a gift of broken bones

This past week my daughter broke her arm. We all handled it like troopers. My husband was away on a business trip – isn’t that how it always is? – so I had to handle the situation on my own. There …

Heart stories . . .

My heart is telling me stories today. I am listening closely. I sit in a nice patch of sun on my porch wrapped in a woolly blanket as I write this. I have a warm cup of tea beside me …

I suppose. . .

I feel like I am bumping along a rocky road Inspiration coming slow In dribs and drabs In tiny burstsI In seconds lost But not besmirched   I’m rolling in the in between, The uncomfortable but not unseen I’m here! I’m …

The Real Me. . .

I am getting to the heart of it. I am becoming more of who I should have always been. I am slowly loving myself day by day and see that the more I do the more I will fully become who …

The Edge

Today, as I write this, I have butterflies in my stomach and a queasiness akin to stage fright, which means it must be important to share. I feel like am walking out along the edge, but I think the edge …

What I discovered. . .

As part of my weekly exercise routine 10 years ago or more I began practicing yoga. In the beginning I couldn’t do all of the yoga poses. Some of them I could do fantastically and others I could just not …

Out with the old and in with….

Life is nothing if not surprising! Today I awoke and knew,  the crisp wind and the russeling leaves told me it was time. Back in mid September I attended a Squam Art Retreat, and I had a premonition before I left that once …