God and Vacations

God and Vacations

It was what I needed.  I needed a vacation. I remember saying that I needed a pause button in life and I really and truly received exactly that.  I would almost say that it was life changing for me. I met God on that cruise. I met God through my mother. I...
Did I Really Just Turn Fifty?

Did I Really Just Turn Fifty?

I don’t know if it’s because I just turned 50 recently.  I don’t know if it’s because my father in law who I was so close to,  passed away far too early and far too quickly. Or maybe it is because of betrayals that I have felt so deeply or the shrinking...
Purses, 2014 and Letting Go

Purses, 2014 and Letting Go

I love purses.  I love going to Taiwan and finding beautiful, lovely purses.  I love walking into a store and spotting a wonderful purse. I love receiving purses.  In fact, I actually get giddy with excitement when someone gifts me with one. So...
Leaving 2013

Leaving 2013

As 2014 approaches,  I have realized that 2013 taught me some hard lessons.   I wanted to share them with you.  First of all,  I learned that I am an emotional eater.  I always knew this but didn’t know the extent of it.  At the beginning...
Sometimes

Sometimes

I cried. I cried because of the madness that this world is sometimes.  I cried because you don’t ever know and not knowing makes it as scary as a big black hole in the earth.  I cried because some days I live wondering when the next bullet is going to hit;...
Summer, Storms and Hollyhocks

Summer, Storms and Hollyhocks

This summer I could see it from my kitchen window.  Every morning when I turned on my dearly loved keurig coffee machine,  I looked out the window and I smiled. It was my tallest Hollyhock. I think that Hollyhocks are my favorite flower.  It’s...