Morning is here–another newly minted day, as bright and untarnished as a new penny. Night has gathered its dark robes around it and moved off, giving place to the rising sun. Hope stirs with the breeze that moves the leaves. Troubles that seemed insurmountable with darkness sink, defeated, before the glow of hope. As long […]
Jul 15, 2017
With Mud On Our Faces
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How many times, did we, as parents, pick up our children when they fell, dust them off, clean the mud off their faces, give them a hug and tell them everything would be all right? We didn’t look at them and say they had to get all tidied and neat before they came to us […]
Jun 29, 2017
Fun, Food, Flowers, and Farm Life
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Fun, food, flowers, and tales of farm life accented the cozy critique yesterday. If anybody had a slight case of the blues, those blues were banished by the laughter and creativity that settled into my dining room with the advent of the Cozy Critters. It’s nice to belong to a critique group that believes in […]
Apr 20, 2017
Trash Bag Inspiration
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This picture is on the wall of my refrigerator. It is an inspiration. I mean, just look at this woman. She is decidedly a ’50s lady, no doubt about it. Look at those pink stretch pants, that teased hair, all the pink in her colorful kitchen. She is who she is and she’s happy with […]
Nov 12, 2016
My Conversation with Nemo
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I groaned as I plopped into my office chair this morning. When would the bursitis in my leg go away? It hurts, it hinders, it is a nuisance, and it stifles inspiration and creativity. Looking down, I saw Nemo. He had come in from the family room, sat on the floor beside me, and looked up, […]
Jun 8, 2016
A Spot of Sunshine in a Gray Day
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As you know, I once wrote for The Tahlequah Daily Press. Recently, I ran onto this story I did for them many years ago and thought you might enjoy it. A wise woman once said, “I decided long ago that I would never be wealthy. In fact, I knew that I would never have much money. […]
