Little Miss Eager

Little Miss Eager

      Little Miss Eager
The hungry chicken flies the coop the instant the canvas roof of her pen rolls back. She is eager for her feed and desperately wants to…

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What is Love?

What is Love?

      What is Love?
I know, I know. It’s a big question for one little blog post. And I obviously won’t cover it comprehensively. But there is one aspect of love that I have been thinking about quite a lot lately.

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Yielding Control

Yielding Control

      Yielding Control
Why do I do that? Why did I say that? The conversation is going in an uncomfortable direction. So I try to jump in and turn this thing around…make it line up the way Sarah wants the story to go. We’re in a meeting, I have…

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Playin’ Opossum

Playin’ Opossum

      Playin’ Opossum
Well the crazy world out there doesn’t seem to have gotten any less crazy since I last wrote. Pandemic, social upheaval, and panic are still a daily reality. Just ten minutes of watching the evening news has me feeling a…

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Might As Well Laugh

Might As Well Laugh

So how was your experience of 2020 and its miasma of misery? Let me just take a stab at it… Messy elections, stressed out economy, and the all-encompassing coronavirus ganged up to feel like an evil trifecta from a scary movie?! Well, I’m not gonna lie…

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He Restores My Soul

He Restores My Soul

As you may have noticed, I have fallen off the blogging radar for the last year or so.  No, I didn’t lose my love of writing or quietly run away to Timbuktu (but don’t think I haven’t considered it!)  It’s just... well, life!  I have about 20 different blog posts...

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The Visit

The Visit

We wave goodbye and watch as the van pulls away from the curb, our son’s temporary foster mother at the wheel. We have been strong long enough. We hold each other on the empty sidewalk and cry. We eventually make our way back to the hotel room where, for one more...

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Which Tree?

Which Tree?

It was entertaining. Plus, I’d always wondered about this subject. What do I really think about it, anyway? Can I justify my gut-leaning with some solid facts? Tell me more! After all, “Enquiring Minds Want to Know!” The topic of my fascination was hypnosis. I was...

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Checking In or Checking Out?

Checking In or Checking Out?

It was late and I was exhausted from a particularly draining day. My mind was whirling in too many directions to count, my body was stiff from tension, and I was seriously unenthused with my life at the moment. What I needed was to go to bed and recharge. But what I...

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It’s Never Over

It’s Never Over

The day with my daughter is over. She has been fed for the last time, bathed, and tucked into bed. Well, it’s mostly over. She is sleeping in my bed, so we may yet interact throughout the night. And, well, I guess with my *one* child-free hour of the day I am choosing...

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