Daily Thoughts
Inspiring Laughter
Not a day goes by that I am not inspired to laugh heartily in the presence of my teenagers. If I had to pick one of the things for which I am always grateful each day, laughter easily tops that list. Even better is knowing that all of that laughter is great for my...
Head in the Clouds
When I wake up in the morning, the sun shines through the curtains in our living room, the window that reminds me of being at the beach with a window looking out on the ocean. And, yet, despite the brightness of the day’s beginning, by the time it’s time for me to...
The Hues of Personality
One of the things I love about having to drive to and from the various appointments and activities with my girls is the view outside my car window. In some of the areas we pass through, we crest slow-rising hills and the scenery stretches out in various hues of greens...
They’re On Notice
One of the things I like to do as I’m driving around is take in the natural world around me as a way to keep myself grounded as I’m making my way through our city’s traffic. I tend to have a pretty keen ability to spot red-tailed hawks overhead in the blue sky along...
I Love What I See
As I settled into write this afternoon a young man asked me if I was working from this office location that is where I hang out waiting on one of my girls. He was curious and asked me several questions about my job and what I did. I told him I am the mama to the 17...
Love in Scrambled Thoughts
There are days I sit down at these keys and I wait. Wait for the idea to come into focus. Wait for the words to crystalize and begin to flow from my brain to my fingers and to the page. Wait for things to come together the way they usually do. I suppose I am spoiled...
Battery Sufficient
As I sat at my computer this afternoon, I noticed that the battery image at the top of my screen showed that the laptop was indeed plugged into the power adapter, but that it was not charging. Having had issues in the past with some of my Macbooks, I hovered over the...
Looking for the Rainbows
It’s been a strange summer, a summer brimming with afternoon storms that rumble with thunder and send down deluges of rain. Quite often over the past two weeks, many of these summer storms have occurred during times when I have to drive to or from an appointment or...
A Little Night Singing
It’s funny what we grow up believing to be true only to realize when we are much older that not only do we remember why we believe that fact nor do we remember if we actually were taught certain facts or simply came to believe them because they made perfect sense. For...