Nothing simpler than a boy and his dog. A boy staring into the loving eyes of his dog and feeling safe and secure from all that there is in the world. Love in its purest form. That was my Christmas day. I watched as my son embraced his […]
Oh my. Oh my. What an odd year it has been. Name it and it has happened. I need not review it. We’ve all been through it. But here is a really odd thing for me. My son made no Christmas list. He asked for nothing despite all […]
The holidays can be both raucous and quiet with anticipation. Wishes and dreams driving anticipation. Families gatherings turn into a quiet bit of calmness before the dawn. Many scenarios have played out throughout the years. This year, there’s a general sense of being stirred. Going a bit stir-crazy. […]
It is my sister’s birthday. Amusingly, she celebrates her birthday starting December 1st. She is definitely one of those who believes in the concept of a birthday month. I suppose I do something similar in that my birthday falls in May and I get to celebrate mother’s day […]
2020 has been horrendous. No doubt. But everyday brings us great moments. Even tiny ones. We need our mkmebt to reflect on those moments.
Friends, really good friends, can be family. They can be your chosen family. They can prop you up. They can be your “there”. I’m lucky to have some good friends. I have friends that are non-judgmental and can try to steer me before I go down the wong […]
My mom loved election day. She loved voting. She truly cared and felt her vote counted. Or that she wanted it to count. Had she still been alive for this election, I know she would have stood happily in those lines. Election day often fell on her birthday […]
Everyone is in need of a form of connection. Well, maybe not everyone. There are those happily removed from everyone and everything. But for the most part people desire and even crave a connection. During pandemic times, even moreso. The holiday season is starting up. Well, I already […]
My mother, no matter what, always voted. Often, election day fell on her birthday and it took on extra significant meaning. She passed on that sense of civic duty to her daughters. We always vote, no matter what. And, that was the case yesterday. I had to make […]
She craved sweetness in her life. Hmm. Sugar. Sustenance. Mixed in with saltiness. No bitterness. There was too much of that in life right now. She cracked a few eggs and went about making breakfast for everyone. They all needed (wanted) their eggs cooked differently. And, she would […]
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