Category 'Living and Learning'

I have one list in my pocket.  And I have many other lists in my head.  I am trying to simultaneously follow directions, drive, answer my Little Ones’ endless questions, and tally up the items on my lists.  Oh, and sing.  We are all singing in the car too, of course. My heart is fighting anxiety while…

It is Spring here in the South. And for the first time in the 5 and a half years that I have been here, I am actually seeing the trees this year.  I see them. For the first time in 5 and a half years, I can see Spring. Rows and rows of dogwood blooming…

One month. Almost.  Tomorrow will be one month. My heart still grieves the loss, but the joy is ever present.  My joy, His joy in me, is ever present, ever strong. How can this be? This is Grace. I have been able to sing, laugh, dance with my girls.  With my beloved. And I have…

My mind is full.  It feels completely full.  If one has information to pass on to me, this will have to wait because for now, my mind is full. I am processing. One after another, friends, women, sisters have shared with me their pain…  when will this end?  How many times? The losses.  So many….

I wish I had been there. I wish I could have been there to see him when he was young, talk to him, see his mother –  see his mother, my grandmother. She died when she was only 27 years old.  He was only 6. I have been spending some precious time listening to my…