Give me the answer, give me the way out, give me the faith to believe in these hard times…. These Hard Times, NEEDTOBREATHE, The Outsiders (2009) 2015…’it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’* For me 2015 started with a Face lift which I had on December 11, 2014. But I first presented myself in public in the new year. I’ve said … Continue reading Take a break….I did
This will be a year of letting go for me. Not letting go of 10 or 20 pounds. Not letting go of any vice. I have not made any traditional kinds of resolutions. But a resolution I have made just the same. You know when it is time to let go. It might be of a relationship, a person who no longer cares or never did, … Continue reading The year of letting go
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.–Hebrews 11:1 When a new year arrives we don’t know what to expect. We hope for a year of wonder & surprise. We hope for good things to happen. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don’t. As my boss often says, hope is not a strategy. Planning and doing is a … Continue reading A year of wonder & surprise
I am jittery. I know why. I am going back to work tomorrow after a five-day Thanksgiving holiday and I am less organized than I was on Wednesday. I usually have my Christmas tree up by now and all the gifts wrapped in color-coded fashion for my two granddaughters, tucked with care under the tree. This year there is none of that. I have not wrapped one gift. … Continue reading A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Me: So, Dawn, I appreciate your letting me interview you. As you know, I was a journalism major in undergrad so it’s always fun for me to go back to my roots and conduct interviews and write up human … Continue reading An interview with myself: each one teach one
When the music changes, so does the dance. –African proverb I didn’t go to my high school prom. Actually I went to only one school dance in high school. It was a sock hop. I didn’t have a date. I don’t remember if I went with some other girls or just met up with some girls when I got there. I spent most of the … Continue reading That one dance
My husband decided to leave the fire service after a 22-year career. He wasn’t sure what he’d do next, so we sold our four-bedroom house in town and bought a charming two-bedroom farm house that needed a lot of work; it was “in the country.” It was on what I call a ‘serial killer’ road. You know, like Eddie Lee Norton Road. Sounds like a … Continue reading Starry, starry night
I knew I’d messed up as soon as I arrived. “No pick ups without orange sign on visor.” Well, no one told me I had to have an orange sign on my visor. I also didn’t have a soccer ball magnet on my door, a bumper sticker that says “I ‘heart‘ my family” or a family of stick figure people, dogs, and cats on the … Continue reading The Car Rider and the Successful Pick-up
A is for my acquaintance, my amigo, my accomplice, my advisor, my ally, my associate, my advocate, my alter ego; B is for my buddy, my backer, my brother; C is for my chum, my confidant, my connection, my cousin, my classmate, my co-worker, my consort, my champion; D is for my defender; E is for my endorser, my enthusiast; F is for my follower, … Continue reading The ABC’s of Friendship
Today is Veteran’s Day. It is a holiday for state employees like me. I spent the afternoon getting a manicure, pedicure, and shopping. I love tradition and I have tried to create and honor many for my family. I have two granddaughters, ten and five. Every Thanksgiving I give them a Christmas outfit. It’s something they might wear to a special event in December, to … Continue reading Veteran’s Day and the long shadows of November
Tower of Twins 