Airport Security               As I sit pecking at this black box I can’t help but reflect on how some portions of our lives seem to be becoming more and more surrounded by darkness. My solution is to get outside and smile at the sun, repeat my prayers and try to feel the reassurance of The Big Guy. I invite everyone to do the same.             I’m going to be traveling again hopefully sometime soon and while attempting to conjure up a readable column the following popped up.

Despite the rumors I’m really not the Grumpy Cats idol…There are several reasons I’m forgoing the hearts and flowers this go-around.      I’ve always been a tad creeped out by the idea of a cherub (which seems to be essentially a chunky infant) floating around people’s heads brandishing a bow and arrow. To this day I’m not understanding the whole shooting an arrow – flipping the ‘Love Light’ switch thing. I’m pretty sure if the whole premise was presented these days some sort

Word Count 554   “I’m going to disappoint you. But you knew that already.” We’ve been performing this daily ritual for so long you barely remember what started it…Your baby sisters wedding? Falling in love with Mr. Perfection? The total fiasco that was your first day at the new position you worked so hard to obtain? Through no fault of mine I have become a major part of your obsession. Trying desperately to change the outcome we’ve tried mornings, afternoons, evenings and bed

Christmas next week!

Others see a battered little thrift store Christmas decoration with a coastal flair and chuckle when I say it's my complete decoration this year. I see past holidays where decorations crafted by tiny hands had the favored places on the six-foot tree harvested by hand. I see the cardboard fireplace that had to be reassembled every year, resulting in the air turning decidedly blue over Dads' head. I see five heads on pillows, eyes tightly closed, hoping Santa read their letters

House of Kaos…and Love     Forcing themselves to look past the myriad of tubes, I.V.s and bandages, Amber and Tara  stood together by the specially made crib, tears streaming down usually stoic cheeks. How could they cry when this beautiful tiny face screwed itself into his signature lopsided grin, even around the tube forcing air into his lungs?             They knew his outstretched arms meant he was asking to be picked up and perhaps taken away from needles, medicines and

Blessed enough to have three dinners surrounded by three sets of loved ones! Gazing into the faces of my offspring, their offspring and their offspring, I am brought to tears with the knowledge that my education ended before junior high school did and here I am bursting with pride that every face I see has degrees, doctorates or a great career. "From humble beginnings comes greatness!"

Weight loss gurus attest to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners being the weight gain epicenter of the year, but I have learned it’s not so much what you eat that makes you gain weight but who you eat it with. Most of my children have in-laws living close by so we usually have our family get together a few days before or after the actual holiday just to make things easier. This year I did get to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with only one daughter, her husband, their thre

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