This past fall I decided to bring my geraniums indoors. Normally, after the first freeze of the season, I would put the plants in the trash can. Actually, the can designated for yard clippings, leaves and such. I can’t think of the correct name for this can/Herbie/container right now, but trust me, the city of Lexington … More geraniums
I believe when you go through a major difficulty, it’s not hard to let it define you. Consume your thoughts and control your actions. Every move, whether big or small, can be based on the issue. Anxiety can loom. Friends and family members are careful. To not say something hurtful. Or to warn you of … More in with the new…..and beautiful
I have been a bit iffy regarding this holiday season. As 2014 wraps up, I long for the day I can start a brand new year. This year, well this year has not been a good one. Yet as it comes to a close, December has brought to mind positive things. I’d say it’s the … More makin’ it through december
Opposites. Yesterday to today. A day spent with my son, who I love. Yesterday featured an actual van Gogh and a renowned guitarist. Today? None of the above. Today was the typical Monday, like the song. Rain, annoyances, some sadness sprinkled in. My advent reading today, day 2? Opposites as well. Wait. Seek. Unlike yesterday, … More day 2
Right around this time of year, four years ago, I began my current job. I am thankful for all I have learned, how much I’ve grown, and all the great people I have had the chance to work with. My daughter is having an awesome [she hates it when I use the word awesome] time … More and be thankful
Stereotypical. I received my final divorce papers on Halloween. A day in which my car’s check engine light started to flash, so I dropped it, once again, at the garage. Cold rain steadily fell. I had a cold or some sort of ailment which made me feel worse than I have in over a … More before november
Break my heart for what breaks yours. Everything I am for Your Kingdom’s cause. An old worship song. One I haven’t listened to in a long while. Yet one line keeps going through my head. Break my heart for what breaks yours. Breakmyheartforwhatbreaksyours. Breakmyheartforwhatbreaksyours. I’ve thought so much these last months that I don’t belong … More settle
A busy week. The busiest of 2014, actually. A fairly normal Monday. Tuesday I tried a book group. Should I have been an English teacher? Maybe. Should I start my own book club and re-read The Sound and the Fury? Maybe. Wednesday….The day before my workplace’s biggest yearly event. Much work. Deadlines. I followed through … More event[ful]
Yesterday’s mail was a bit bizarre. Not that I received anything odd, in and of itself. Here’s the rundown: I received an expected and much anticipated small package from my daughter, a foreign exchange student who currently resides in the Czech Republic. Secondly, the mail contained a large envelope addressed to my daughter from Reed … More mail
I realize the title of this entry isn’t an especially creative one. But let’s be realistic. Everybody eats. I’m reading a book by Shauna Niequist entitled, Bittersweet. In it, she talks a bunch about food. That’s not at all the subject of the book. Yet in many ways it is. Because so much happens around … More food
Upon a Sunny Day 