Garden Story

There are friends in my garden.  They’re there right now.  Well, not literally, but the plants that have been given to me remind me often of the friends, family, and neighbors who gave them.  The lovely flowers remind me of lovely faces.  Each plant represents a relationship, some long and some short.   My starting-to-bloom…

Heart Matters

He disappointed her this morning.  He was distracted and didn’t listen when she tried to talk to him about something that was important to her today.  All day when her brain was in idle, it would replay how hurt she felt.  Tonight, she didn’t even try to talk to him.  She made sure she was…