I looked up the definition of exhaust. When used as a verb it means: drain (someone) of their physical or mental resources; tire out. Or here’s another: use up (resources or reserves) completely. Synonyms are: overtire fatigue weary tire drain consume finish deplete spend empty drain Honestly, I can relate to this verb. I am … More exhaust
Here’s the analogy: Life is similar to a staircase. We keep climbing, striving, going up and up. Moving towards goals. Moving towards the end. Yet I’ve stopped climbing. I’ve reached a floor, maybe the fourth. Maybe the forty-fifth. It doesn’t matter so much the number. But I can’t locate the staircase. I’m wandering around, lost, … More staircase
My mind sometimes goes back to my childhood and teen years and recalls words spoken to me. You know, those memorable items parents, teachers and friends said to you. Maybe I don’t remember the exact context. Maybe in my mind it’s now a paraphrase. But I remember the gist. A day or so ago I … More smile
Lonely. Icy. Gray. It’s not yet Winter. The season changes officially on December 21. Yet it’s cold, literally below freezing outside my home. So, it might as well be. I’m not sure exactly why, but Winter disheartens me. I’m a bit afraid of it. It’s unpredictable. It’s dark more than it’s light. It brings the … More not yet winter
Our daughter is in Jabez this weekend. Jabez, Kentucky, that is. Apparently Jabez is the first stop on her trip abroad. Allie plans to be a foreign exchange student next school year. We have completed and turned in her application. She has ranked the countries she’d like to live in 1-10. Plus, she’s noted the … More to Jabez and beyond
I currently have three journals going. By that I mean actual books I write in. They serve different purposes. I won’t go into all the differences, but I will say this….. I’m particular as to what pen I use in two of them. In fact, after having one of them since January of 2011, I … More I don’t usually write with a Sharpie
Happy Friday. We are now five weeks from winter. It snowed in our town this week, so I got a little taste of what’s to come. I admit I’m not a lover of winter or the holiday season. I like warm days, sunshine and being outdoors. I don’t enjoy shopping, hustle and bustle or the … More Flapjack Friday Faves [11.15]
The worst battle you have to fight is between what you know and what you feel. I found the above quote on my daughter’s Tumblr. I don’t know who originated the saying. I don’t know if you even believe it to be true. For me though, it resonates completely. There are things I know. Things … More the worst battle
TGIF and all that jazz. Hope your November is off to a good start. It is below freezing outside this morning in central Kentucky, which is colder than I prefer. But the weather gods didn’t ask me for input. [No, I do not really believe in nor worship weather gods.] Here’s a few interesting [to … More Flapjack Friday Faves [11.08]
Establish the work of our hands. Make our work amount to something. Let us be free to do what we desire to do. Let us do something good. Make us resourceful and established. Let our good ideas come to be. May we enjoy our work and do what we’re gifted to do. Bless our work. … More establishing despite the establishment
Upon a Sunny Day 