Rejoice With Me!
posted 11 months ago, updated 16 minutes later | 19 comments
Yesterday, a new blessing was added to my life, a new member to my family. I am now for the first time a grandmother. My son Paul and his wife Grace had their first child.
Her name is Lindsay. She was born Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 6:19 am EST. ...
Her name is Lindsay. She was born Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 6:19 am EST. ...
The Blessings of Life - A Birthday Reflection
posted about 1 year ago, updated 31 minutes later | 4 comments
Yesterday I celebrated the completion of 53 years of life. It was the first time I had a birthday in a foreign country (Mexico)....
I Walked On The Beach Today and Found...
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 months later | 4 comments
It was sunrise. My friend Anita and I planned an early morning walk on the beach. As we arrived at the beach and emerged from the car, we found the sunrise greeting us with the warmth of its embrace.
A handful of others were scattered upon the b...
A handful of others were scattered upon the b...
My Mother Kept A Garden
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 months later | 2 comments
My mother had a "green thumb". She had a way with flowers, plants, vegetables, and trees. With her touch they seemed to grow and blossom and give beauty to our, yard, our home, and my life. She died many years ago, but, of course, I was thinking o...
Portrait of a Broken Heart
posted about 1 year ago, updated 16 days later | 4 comments
It was Easter Sunday night. I stood leaning against the concrete and stucco wall that separates my front porch from the gravel road on which we live. I was listening to the sounds of the night. Sirens sounded in the distance. The waves of the Paci...
A Sacred Pact - Gifted Horsewoman and Her Mare
posted about 1 year ago, updated 31 minutes later | 8 comments
One of the most sacred experiences I enjoy on a regular basis is watching my house mate, Triana, work with her horses, especially her mare, Star. She truly has a gift for understanding and communicating with horses. It is truly amazing how respons...
God At Work: Portrait of a Passage
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 1 hour later | 10 comments
In one week God sent me an adventurer friend to remind me and help me rediscover that I am an adventurer. Yesterday it was time for her passage from the sunset of this life into the dawn of a new life.
I went to her patio as I had every morning f...
I went to her patio as I had every morning f...
La Gente del Corazon - Portrait of a People
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 15 hours later | -1 comments
The people of my new country are a marvelous people. Everyday they show me their spirit, their heart, and their love.
The first concert I attended here, no one stayed seated. They were up in the aisles, dancing, singing and clapping. I couldn't ...
The first concert I attended here, no one stayed seated. They were up in the aisles, dancing, singing and clapping. I couldn't ...
Hey Jude! - Portrait of An Unexcpected Adventurer
posted about 1 year ago, updated 1 day later | 4 comments
I have only been in Ensenada four months and still recovering from major losses resulting in a total life change . My Spanish is not yet very good , I am still learning a new culture and I am only just beginning to make friends. I lost what little...

