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Life: The Journey

When I look back over the road map of my life I am truly amazed at the twists and turns that have occurred.  Many of them were fraught with situations and circumstances that I battled and struggled against at the time.  I never thought that, unbeknownst to me, miracles were taking place. Often there was much personal pain involved and I could not see that any good could possibly come out of any given event. 

But despite the detours and obstacles, everything that has happened, and that will no doubt continue to happen, has made a marvelous journey and . . . → Read More: Life: The Journey

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Musings: Life As Water

I don’t know whether I have shared the water story yet.  After searching through my archives I have come to the conclusion that I have not and feel compelled to write it now.

It all began a couple of years ago as I was dealing with the latest “bombshell” from our daughter.  I knew to the depths of my soul that I was in deep trouble internally, because I wanted to “shut down”, run away, not see or talk with anyone.  Those are all danger signals for me.

I immediately alerted my support network and began what turned out to . . . → Read More: Musings: Life As Water

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Musings: Friendship

What a joy true friendship is.  I’m talking about the kind of friendship that is born in honest and open sharing from the soul, from the gut, from the heart, and from the mind.  Friendship that allows two people to live hundreds of miles apart from each other and yet always feel very closely connected.

I am presently visiting with one of those friends.  We last saw each other two years ago when she and her daughter passed through town and spent the night.  Before that, we last saw each other when my daughter and I passed through town and . . . → Read More: Musings: Friendship