We live life more fully by embracing contrast: spring, winter, life, death, creativity, career. Flowers radiate glory one day and wilt the next. Their exquisite beauty contrasts with their shriveled forms. This brevity makes me ponder my own worth.    If God would create such magnificent specimens whose lifespan is so short, would He not design my life with a …
Silenced
The hope of Easter silenced me today. I sought for words to express this strange co-mingling of gratitude and grief lodged in my heart. Yet, only awe of Him who has risen quieted my soul. The years passing by rendered me mute. Today, I needed to be alone...and to weep. He is pure...I am humbled...He is here...I am thankful...and, I am …
47 Loneliness
"Loneliness," there it was—ironically listed all by itself on my stats page as a key word someone used to search for blog posts. His or her search led to my blog. I wondered who this person was and what longing they had inside that drove them to look for posts about this subject. I am no stranger to loneliness. …
A few more memories…
I had such a positive response from the last post, "A Stroll Down Memory Lane," that I thought adding a few more memories was in order. These following pictures are classics that I will always treasure for the people in them and the events they captured.   Mr. Simon's yearbook class created some of the most memorable experiences of my …
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Recently, I came across some pictures in my high school scrapbook while cleaning out my art room. I must admit to delighting in this find having reconnected with many of my former friends on Facebook. So I thought that perhaps a stroll down memory lane was in order seeing how these were some of the best times of our lives.   …
46 Spring is peeking around the corner and I’m having a bad hair day!
So what does hints of spring coming have to do with my new haircut? Well, in late winter, I trim back my garden's dead foliage and get the hankering to have my hair shorn.        My husband and I pruned our rose bushes and then got this idea to transplant them. They look pretty pathetic stripped down …
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A Menopausal Woman’s Coming of Age Story
A few weeks ago, I was thinking about some ways I could make a little extra money. You know, with all the budget cuts to teachers' pay I was going to get a jump on things and be proactive. I got this hare-brained idea that maybe I could write some magazine articles. I even bought a book on writing …
45 Let’s Get Real
Is there anyone out there who remembers that book Hinds' Feet on High Places? This is a metaphorical story about a character named "Little Miss Much Afraid" whose quest to overcome her fears results in her transformation. I used to read that book with hopes that one day I would experience the same metamorphosis. I longed to transform into a …
44 Pushing Closed Doors Open
Have you ever peered at your possible destiny as if through a key hole? You can see what you want to do or who you want to become but opening the door is difficult.    It is as if this whole other woman is trying to emerge from the person I already am. The challenge of discovering …
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