A dear friend sent an email in which she mentioned her son having a birthday. She said, “It used to be just older folk who had children that age.” As my son had a birthday this week too, I agree. And then, I started thinking about things that used to be reserved for older folk […]
Jun 27, 2014
Books, Bees, and Those Occasional Odd Looks
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It’s great to have friends who will read a work in progress and give you her honest opinion about it. Thanks, Peg, for reading Moonlight Can Be Murder. Can’t wait to hear your critique. Speaking of books, I guess you know that they are some of my best friends – books and bumble bees. The […]
Jun 26, 2014
The Power of Your Presence
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We’ve all been in situations where we don’t know what to say. Perhaps a friend or acquaintance is undergoing trauma or grief and we feel we should do something, say something, because we want to help. We want to show that suffering person that we care. Maybe we are afraid if we say anything, it […]
Jun 25, 2014
A Special Day
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Today is special. It marks when my life took on a decided change for the better. Of course, this was a few years ago, but the day was special then and it’s special now. It’s the birthday of a unique, talented, amazing someone who is very near and dear to me. And I hope it’s the best […]
Jun 20, 2014
Fearless Friday
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Not that any day of the week can have courage, but it might be good this one day to practice being courageous, less fearful, and more hopeful. Doubtless, everywhere we look, there are reasons to fear. I don’t mean that we should put our heads in the sand. We need to know what’s going on […]
Jun 17, 2014
Peace and Quiet
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On the north side of my house is a happy tangle of ferns, hostas, violets and lily-of-the-valley. I call this my woods garden. For one thing, it grows without much help from me. For another, this pretty group of flowers reminds me of taking a walk through the woods. They like to sink their little feet […]
