https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/Bits and pieces of my life.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/522191This weekend after church, (yes, I went to church) my daughter Amanda, my mom, and I decided to go out for breakfast. My daughter, having broken up with her boyfriend, has lost her appetite. She generally eats a few bites and pushes her plate away. So I ask, "Are you going to eat what you order...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/521562I was drifting in and out of consciousness. I knew it would be time to get up soon. I rolled onto my stomach and drifted off again. That's when it appeared, - a pastel colored taranachula. I was too afraid to scream, so I became deathly still instead. My heart raced as this giant pastel spider...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/520810My cell phone announces who's calling. Sometimes it startles me, but mostly; I've gotten use to it. I always like it when I hear, call from Amanda. That's my daughter. "Hi mom." Her voice is weak. "Do you have a cold or have you been crying?" I ask. "I've been crying..." A wave of fresh tears cut...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/520608The energy is palpable. Everything physical has an emotional origin. That's what I was taught anyway. Right now, in my body, I can feel it. Things are changing. Energy is shifting. I didn't understand what this was before I went to school. I thought I was a little nuts actually, and yet it was...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/520347I was letting off a little steam in my previous post, but I have to tell you that it's hard to stay mad when you go to a fitness center in the middle of winter to find little girls, who just finished swimming lessons, scrambling around the locker room like ants. Their swimsuits were plastered...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/520332In the words of my best friend, "Stop the world. I want off." That's the kind of day I'm having. I'm done. What does that really mean? Right now it means I have permission to indulge in a fattening lemon breezer. I don't know why I picked that. It's still pretty cold for icy drinks, but it is...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/519888Richard, the seventy-seven year old man who frequents the physical therapy office I use to work at, called today while I was in the store. It has been almost a year since I moved away and I was touched that he called. His voice trembles when he speaks, so I have to listen carefully. "I'm just...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/519746It's Sunday morning in America and today; football will be worshiped more than God. It's Super Bowl Sunday. I am not a sports fan, never have been. I'm not against it. It simply is of no interest to me. As I sit here making reference to God I think of my role, my faith, and how that would be...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/519511Today is one of those magical looking days. A fresh dusting of snow covers the ground, blending into the fog in a way that makes even the most ordinary street seem enchanting. I want to be outside taking pictures, but instead; I'm working. In addition to massage I also work part-time at a...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Elsapeth/519382"I slid into home." She said rubbing her hip. "That's what it looked like anyway. I was walking down the street and WHAM! I stepped on a patch of ice and down I went." Tammy is a regular client of mine. "I thought my pride was the only thing that had gotten hurt until I crawled out of bed this...