She scuffs her toe in the grass Kicking at the small stones Dislodging those that are stuck I am trying to explain Wringing my hands, prying at words Dislodging those that are stuck I know she is listening I know it by the glistening Light there that is shining In her eyes “I can’t remember [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on January 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ms. Tina Sloan (http://www.changingshoes.com/home.html) posted this and I fell in love with it. So Merry Christmas! What is that? (Τι είναι αυτό;) 2007 from MovieTeller on Vimeo. “Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Filed under: art, life, relationships, wonder on December 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I recently have developed a relationship I truly have come to value a great deal. She’s an amazing lady. She is a wonderful wife. She’s a mother of two incredible, strong, lovely, intelligent women. She is an encourager. She is a lady of remarkable faith. She is a challenging writer. A world class story teller! She knows [...]
Filed under: art, hobby, life on December 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
I am part of an online community; gathering of diverse and motley assorted folks who support actresses Crystal Chappell and Jessica Leccia among others. I was intrigued by the writing done for the characters and the performers. It was so well done that it swept me off my feet. I’m more of a scifi [...]
Filed under: life, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder on November 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I think the most significant and poignant lines in this song to me are: “It’s because I know that you won’t say no that I’m asking…” (Sarah Bettens, song Rescue Me, Album Shine, © Copyright-Cocoon Records (700261228952) Record Label: Cocoon Records) I can not express how much that touches me. When I brainstormed all [...]
Filed under: art, life, music on November 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t often repost someone else’s articles, but this article intrigued me. So I’m sharing it for all moms who surf, blog, tweet, Facebook it, myspace it, or in general use the web to stay connected or get connected. The web community is amazing because of it’s access to so many [...]
Filed under: hobby, humor, kids, life, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lauren Myracle wrote a book about 5th graders. She included some characters that some would consider to be controversal. Scholastics publishers (whom I have greatly respected in the past) intially planned to pull the book because of these characters and some slang. Here are the links with details: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/28/scholastic-book-lgbt/ [...]
Filed under: art, life, politics, purpose, relating well, relationships, wonder, writing on October 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just a brown winged sparrow sat In a cage Gilded, but a cage Softly it sang out a melody For a while Sometimes happy, but a personal eternity There was no answer to its refrain The house was silent The silence echoed wall to wall Just [...]
Filed under: art, life, nature, poetry on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
This impressed me so much. Kris Delmhorst’s ‘Yellow Brick Road’ (album Five Stories [2001]). I’m off to see the wizard in his castle on the hill And I never once have known him and I do not know him still Because his face it is magnificent but you’ll never see his hands And the [...]
Filed under: art, life, music, poetry, wonder, writing on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Uh huh! Love Catie Curtis! A friend turned me on to her music. The music is lovely!
Filed under: life, music on October 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
