Image Credit: Suefeldberg At one time or another, we all crave the approval of someone. To not receive it feels like being run through by a staghorn. So, we must learn how to free our minds of such a token necessity, So we can find the prize of peace and no longer be weary and... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Jona162 @pixabay I find that it is too handy to give myself away. Like a pollinator, I try to spread encouragement all around. But while it's useful to fertilize the dreams of many others, My own dreams are becoming obsolete, as I feel so duty-bound. It's like taking all of your oil to... Continue Reading →
During the week, he is Frank, whom we think of as just the milkman. He delivers dairy products to the stores in his familiar truck. The children and I wave at him as he passes each morning on his rounds, never thinking about who he really is and what he does at other times. Then,... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Joshua Kettle @Unsplash Sitting in a cafe with a 1960s vibe, I listen to the jukebox playing rock and roll. My mind is on the maelstrom building outside the window. The shrewd person who doesn't cower from other's opinions recognizes bigger doesn't mean better, especially when it comes at a cost to the... Continue Reading →
Some people say the number 13 is unlucky, but to me, it’s not unlucky at all. It was the magic number for me all of my life. I was born on November 13, a grand day for my parents. I received a proposal letter from my beau on February 13. We were married on June... Continue Reading →
Street art In Porto, Portugal near the port. Sarah had been dreading her 47th birthday. She tried to convince her family to forgo this occasion to meet and party, and she knew her parents knew why she was hesitating. She explained to her mother that she had the wherewithal to throw a grand and festive... Continue Reading →
He wiped the dust from the stairs before we sat down. His disdain for me masqueraded as a concern. So when he uttered those four dreaded words, I knew I wouldn't like what I was about to learn. No matter the slant he tried to put on the words, I knew that my heart was... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Noah Buscher@ Unsplash Alone on the precipice, looking down in fear at the ripple marks on the rocks, I wanted to reach for the rescue represented by the outstretched hand. But trusting others is a challenge for me and has been so since childhood, When I suffered so horribly from ugly conquests that... Continue Reading →
Fort in St. Augustine Florida February 2021 Shaking, she read the document, a testimony to her impregnable faith in herself: Dissolution of Marriage. The nightmare was over! John had shown no regard for her wanting to return to being a nurse practitioner, an honorable profession that bolstered her self-esteem. He'd controlled her with muscle and... Continue Reading →
The Guitar Player by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior and was found at Wikimedia Commons. Reticent to admit that I really liked him, It was easier to notice what I rated as his faults. But, as I stood there listening to his guitar I started singing words that I could not halt. His great delivery of... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 