Halloween Thoughts

Halloween brings our gaze to the dark side.  We recoil from this emphasis on darkness, possibly because it reminds us of  the dark times in our own lives. . . those dark days and nights that were brought on by pain, loss, depression, loneliness, or just a string of little disappointments that threatened to undo us….

Higher

I possess two tools that enable me to make treasures that will outlast my lifetime.  Crafting with these two tools brings me hours of delight as I make keepsakes for others.   I have spent thirty-five years learning and practicing this art.  The two tools are my camera and my computer.  About two and half months…

Poor Me

Yikes!  That’s ugly!  Really disgusting.  Gross! I was resentful and grouchy.  How dare Husband be so optimistic?!  He kept telling our concerned family members that I was doing better.   But I was still miserable and I wanted others to know it.  I wanted sympathy and validation.   Whoa!  Since when is it someone else’s…

Weeds

Husband was flat on his back in bed for two days.  He could only get up to hobble to the bathroom.  He even ate flat in bed.  He hurt his back weeding which is normally my job, but the thistles had gotten ahead of me and my hands were sore and swollen.   He stepped…

Leaving Comfort Behind

I like being at home in my own comfortable nest doing what I like to do when I want to do it.  It’s not that I want to lie around eating bon-bons.  I just like being busy doing what I choose.  How about you?  But what if that lifestyle makes us stagnant?  What if we’re…

Chilling Out

  Our refrigerator died.  We bought it less than three years ago for our new house that Husband built. Yes, there are several lawsuits against the manufacturer.  We aren’t the only ones.  But that doesn’t help us get a new refrigerator.  We realized our beautiful, shiny fridge wasn’t keeping the food cold at 5:05 pm on a…