Daily Thoughts
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...
We All Matter
When I was young, I remember there were certain times of the year when my teacher would send home a thin-papered, two- or three-paged catalog filled with books and books and books. And we were allowed to pick out one or two books, filling out that flimsy order sheet...
No Crystal Ball Necessary
I am one of those people that, if you were to ask me who my favorite band or singer is or what my favorite song is, I would have difficulty narrowing down my choices to a single one. That said, I do have bands and songs that come around regularly in my rotation. When...
What’s the Story?
I’ve written about this in previous posts, but I was reminded today just how much I enjoy reading and talking about stories with my teenagers. We are currently in the middle of a new read aloud, Return to Sender, I discovered at our favorite local library branch. I...
Drawn to the Light
Summer evenings are rife for firefly adventures. While I don’t recall spending many of my childhood evenings that way, I have always appreciated those moments as depicted in movies or favorite television shows. And I have fond memories here at this house in this quiet...
Behind the Curtain
Some days I like to sit and look out the white sheer curtains that hang over our front double windows. At just the right angle, the curtains and the glimpses of sunlight remind me of the beach, even though I don’t specifically recall white sheer curtains in any beach...