THE TUMBLEWEED LIFE
posted over 4 years ago, updated 11 days later | 0 comments
She sprouts from the ground, a green shaft, and gradually grows larger and stronger. She is ever hopeful of the life ahead; sure that it will be a productive one. Early in her growth, a child walks by and says, "look mommy, daddy, she’s beautiful"...
I AM HOME
posted over 4 years ago | 2 comments
They say home is where the heart is, but where is that? Is it a series of walls and doors? Is it in a group of people we call family or, for some who have no family, friends? Where is home, or better yet, what is home?
I think home is a place, or...
I think home is a place, or...
ORGANIZED RELIGION
posted over 4 years ago | 9 comments
Once upon a time, I believed very strongly in organized religion; Christianity to be more specific. As an infant, I was baptized in both the Lutheran and the Catholic churches. I was “loosely” raised in the Catholic Church until I was thirteen. I ...
LIVING IN THE PRESENT
posted over 4 years ago | 5 comments
How do we survive some of the heartaches and disappointments of this life? I think the secret is to live in the moment. The past is done and can't be changed, tomorrow isn't here yet and therefore we don't know what to change if we were able to. A...
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR
posted over 4 years ago | 2 comments
Hey girl, there you are
You've been gone so long
I know that life has sent your way
A lot of hurts and wrongs
This is not the way you thought
Your life was going to be
It's as though life turned on you
And took you away from me
You've lost all y...
You've been gone so long
I know that life has sent your way
A lot of hurts and wrongs
This is not the way you thought
Your life was going to be
It's as though life turned on you
And took you away from me
You've lost all y...
AS I APPROACH ANOTHER BIRTHDAY
posted over 4 years ago | 6 comments
I have never had a birthday that has bothered me. I've always been excited and looking forward to the next adventure. Age, after all, really is just a number. When I turned 18 I was finally classified as a (partial) adult, then 21 brought the rewa...
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
posted over 4 years ago | 6 comments
I just signed a petition online for the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. This brought to mind my mother who had a very difficult life in many ways.
She was the oldest of seven and took the brunt of the abuse from her father for the other kid...
She was the oldest of seven and took the brunt of the abuse from her father for the other kid...
HELLO DARLING
posted over 4 years ago, updated 3 months later | 2 comments
HELLO DARLING
I long to feel your breath upon my face
Your arms around me in a close embrace
The sound of your voice softly speaking
As I lay in your arms, almost sleeping
As I caress your shoulders and kiss your lips
Your hand slides on down to ...
I long to feel your breath upon my face
Your arms around me in a close embrace
The sound of your voice softly speaking
As I lay in your arms, almost sleeping
As I caress your shoulders and kiss your lips
Your hand slides on down to ...
BELINDA ANNE
posted over 5 years ago, updated 3 months later | 3 comments
BELINDA ANNE
Belinda Anne you’re beautiful
Your beauty springs from deep within
Your caring heart shines on through
Belinda Anne you’re beautiful
Five-eleven, big blue eyes
The color of the bluest skies
Long blonde hair down past her waist
A gor...
Belinda Anne you’re beautiful
Your beauty springs from deep within
Your caring heart shines on through
Belinda Anne you’re beautiful
Five-eleven, big blue eyes
The color of the bluest skies
Long blonde hair down past her waist
A gor...
