The morning fog is deep and settled. The sun is waking up the world. All is quiet and still. The only sound is the crunch of my own feet and the jingle of Della’s tags on her collar. We see a spider web, brilliant in the morning sun, wet with dew, symmetrically beautiful. “Mom, why … Continue reading
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Five Minute Friday ~ Last
Lately, we’ve been joining Lisa-Jo over at Five-Minute Friday. If you’re a fellow blogger, come join up with us. It’s a fun exercise! We are given a prompt word for the day and we all write for 5 minutes on that word. No over thinking, no major editing, just starting the clock…writing…then stopping. We link back … Continue reading
Surprised by Raspberries or Geocaching?
I have a normal morning routine. My body wakes me up at 6:23 am. It’s this crazy thing where I’m sleeping and then in the next moment my eyes open and my clock reads 6:23. It’s a little freaky how this just happens without really planning it. I have no alarm set…it just happens. It’s like some internal clock has taken … Continue reading
The Small ~ The Insignificant
I look forward to Fridays each week and this fun writing exercise of Five Minute Friday. The rules are: Lisa Jo gives us a word to write on for 5 minutes…no major editing, no thinking too much…just writing and linking back to her site. The best part is heading over there and reading what others did … Continue reading
I Pursued My Husband Unashamedly
I can say that now… but at the time I would have denied it! In our college days, before we were dating, I needed a way to spend some time with Dave without being obvious. We had no classes together. He lived on campus, I lived in an apartment off-campus. He worked on campus in the … Continue reading
Against the Fence ~ Five Minute Friday
Today we’re linking up with Five Minute Friday. The rules are: Lisa Jo gives us a word to write on for 5 minutes…no major editing, no thinking too much…just writing and linking back to her site. So here we go…today’s word: Lonely. GO! Lonely ~ Conjures up images of a school yard and one standing … Continue reading
Cutting Through the Minutia
I start my day with the full intention of spending quiet time with Him; focusing my day and setting priorities. Yet my journal is buried under the piles on my desk ~ along with any working pen in which to write. My computer mouse is trapped between Lego’s and Hot Wheels ~ there’s no computer time until … Continue reading
Tripping Over Typeset 