Missing you Feeling blue Like a giant prism In the sand Reflecting light and color And sunlight Shimmering like Music Glowing like love.

Warmth of friends seeps into your soul Massages your beating heart Lifting your lowered eyes Life can be so very hard Stretching you to...

Natures quilt in place Blanket of golden colors Fall whispering a sigh.

No one prepares you for many of the stages of parenting, including when your last child leaves your household to go out on her own. Mine...

Most parents would agree that parenting is not easy, but is well worth the sleepless nights, baby spit as your cologne, and doing your...

The house of no one at all Sits at the top of the hill The windows are gone the paint worn, chipped off The stories run wild The ghost of a dead child Roams the house at night Staying freakishly out of sight Black cats and witches on brooms Seen meandering dark rooms Heavy pounding on the walls It seems count Dracula calls Creaky floors and eerie lights Give candy beggars a scary fright Soft whispers heard in the halls Eyes stare from art on the walls Sticky spider webs hang

We all know that being a mother is a tough job that requires all your mental, physical, and emotional strength. We need to remember that...

To jump in a pile of crisp dried Golden leaves and be a child Take me back there, can you please? I want to feel crunching  beneath my...

As a writer for a blog for seniors, I just had to write this. In our apartment, my daughter and I use puppy pads as back up for, you...

It always amazes me how rushed I make myself feel. Working, cleaning, teaching, cooking, learning, exercising - when really it's all...

She's in love with her box of paper hearts It smells like ashes and roses but that's a start Under hazy moons and queen of hearts Paper...

Love is in me I'm proud I'm not scared To wave a flag For the love we've shared Love is a fire  Throughout the sky I'm happy with you I'm...

Originally posted August 9, 2016 . . . I am pretty certain that anyone who’s spent the smallest amount of time around me knows that I...

There’s Mom Eyes blue as sky Peace lives in them and in my heart Forever She is a quiet light At ninety I see her bounce back I trust...

The person was a third of my age. My response to her: I’ve lost my entire family, some to very difficult passings - starvation and all....

If you ask parents who presently have a toddler, or remember the toddler years, what it is like to parent a toddler, you might see them...

Hi! My opinion is that everyone is nice and good. God is good, and we will somehow be ok. We have to take care of ourselves and treat...

Hello September Our Sapphire Friend, Bring us Harvests And Magic From the Heavens send, Anything broken May it mend.

I’ve always loved the outdoors, the interaction with the environment, moving through physical space and time.  The change of seasons, the...

No one prepares you for the guilt you will feel as a parent. Of course, parenting comes with plenty of responsibilities, but most of the...

What’s your morning like? Do you rise at 4 before the rest of the family to do some inspirational reading and ease into the day? If you...

I tried to catch the wind one windy day. Though all encompassing, it passed my way. It blew beyond me to a hill? a tree? then up into the...

Doves and words Find me here Soaked in love And free from fear Sketching time And rosemary Thoughts and prayers for every leaf Pink...

Please don’t mind me, Tree, as I slip so quietly into your shade, as I sip so softly the breath of your leaves. It’s your strength I...