So said my mother’s 80 year old friend as she lay dying and smiling in her hospital bed. And may all our men and women at war this very moment live to come home and reminisce at an old age about making love during the war and after. FYI: 50 % of homeless Americans are Veterans and they reminisce in... Sign in to see full entry.
Ever hear this saying? Well I did and I believed it, even tried unscrewing my belly button because anything my father said was gospel. It didn’t matter how many times he came home at the end of the day with a piece of candy for each of his children, each of us except for me. And he’d apologize up... Sign in to see full entry.
It was if an invisible force was propelling her heavy legs down the hallway towards the bathroom. A zombie with a tear stained face pushed open the bathroom door… standing there looking at herself in the mirror. Under her light robe she wore nothing, completely naked as she had been for the past... Sign in to see full entry.
None the less this is what my ex has signed up for. I learned last Friday that my ex husband who also happens to be my best friend has a child. A huge shock to discover because my ex husband has always professed that he never wanted children. So when his parents decided to tell me about his secret... Sign in to see full entry.
Blinds those who thought they did see Betrayal wicked as any stormy sea The game signed up for For the love of a dream Wind and re-wind The memories of our tapestry Woven with colorful lies In the calm I cast my net out to sea Rotted and tattered with deception Drowning the delusional mixture Once... Sign in to see full entry.
What if his destiny hadn’t been the cross, what if Jesus had been burned at the stake, would Christians wear stakes around their necks or flaming shirts like bikers? What if Jesus had been put to death by lethal injection, would Christians send glittery hypodermic needles to loved ones each year in... Sign in to see full entry.
You receive instant information like what the baby is eating at this very moment to what your husband is working on in the garage this very second to what Aunt Mary is preparing for dinner tonight. There’s no living in the past or in the future anymore as long as you have a cell phone to your ear... Sign in to see full entry.
And that piece of her that died when he died came alive with loud, intense grieving for a very long time. At my sisters side when her husband died. 91 Sign in to see full entry.
Most often it is something some one says in their post, perhaps a word or a few words, maybe the post in its entirety conjures within me latent thoughts and suddenly I come alive with memories. Whether I respond exactly to a point in the post or whether I take it out of context and take off on my... Sign in to see full entry.
I have learned that one may pray for blessings upon one self and others however it seems that praying for a good smiting as in the days of yore, doesn’t fly these days. I know, I know, the Word never changes… so it has been said but I guess in this case or in my own personal case smiting isn’t... Sign in to see full entry.