Parenting & Other Life Stories

Forgiveness – A process, not a planned occasion

Anger so hot it felt frozen washed over me in repeating waves that carried whitecaps of sorrow. There was a mixed sadness along with a tiny bit of hope, but it carried a bittersweet echo that caused the wraiths of my past to walk. I felt them crawling free of the tomb I’d tried to… Continue reading Forgiveness – A process, not a planned occasion

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Photo Prompt #40: Don’t Show It!

Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… Don’t Show It! It is deep rich shades of darkness filled with screams, cries and lamenting wails. It… Continue reading Photo Prompt #40: Don’t Show It!

Miscellaneous

Weekly Smile

The definition of smile – form one’s features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed (Google). It is the time of the year when my boy’s aunts and uncles start sending Christmas gifts. The come unwrapped and I stash them away… Continue reading Weekly Smile

Miscellaneous

NoNoPoBlano Sharing Post

First, many thanks to everyone for stopping in for a read. November is a very busy writing month so I think it is great that we are all finding time to pop in and see what each other is writing/sharing. That said today, I wanted to share a few links for posts and blogs that… Continue reading NoNoPoBlano Sharing Post

Miscellaneous

Grief

A heavy blanket that adheres and demands attention. It can’t be removed. It can’t be ignored. Chameleon like, when you think it has loosed its grip, it triggers in a new form: a song on the radio, a smell, snippets of remembered conversation, a date, an event or an unexpected question… Grief’s journey is personal… Continue reading Grief

Coffee Blog

A mug of steaming coffee

The steam seems really vivid this morning. Soft tones of grey and white twisting together as they rise 3 to 4 inches in the air before they vanish on the air currents. Near the beginning of their journey the white mist is in stark contrast to the dark brown coffee that forms it. The aroma… Continue reading A mug of steaming coffee

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Photo Prompt #39: Never Let You Go

Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… Never Let You Go “There has never been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as… Continue reading Photo Prompt #39: Never Let You Go