I say I trust God, but then I'm all over my unanswered questions like a kitten on a ball of string. Playful, yes, but often obsessive just the same. I want direction presented straight up, but my Creator seems more interested in weaving life stories. Daily, I sift through memories in an attempt to create meaningful prose. In …
My Little Asian Beauty returns soon…
My daughter will return home soon after working in Seoul, South Korea for over a year. Select this link to read the entire post located on my creativity blog http://refrainfromtheidentical.com/?p=2159 I can barely contain myself at the thought of hugging her once again. I miss her so much.
You know you miss your kids when…
You know you miss your kids when...you take screenshots of your daughter while Skyping with her from Seoul, South Korea. You miss your other daughter so much that your weekly highlight is reading her latest blog post: You know you miss your son, and his girlfriend, when you spend far too much time poaching their picture …
The Answer
I'm signed up for a working writers' conference this weekend in which I'm suppose to bring a fresh idea for a book. The objective is to storyboard the concept and craft a book proposal. Days pass and here I sit with a bushel of half-finished projects. I cannot justify starting another one. My best friend insists …
Safe arrival…music to my ears!
There is a deadness that sinks into your soul and burrows ever deeper as it goes. You call his number, but to no avail. "No service available."    He's gone...flying far away through amber skies. You weep. A mother's heart is broken.     I scribbled these thoughts on a sticky note after trying to return my son's phone …
My One Year Blogging Anniversary
I awoke in my enchanting Carmel-by-the-Sea hotel room, looked out the window, and thought, "I think today is my one year blogging anniversary."   Excited to see whether this inkling was true, I quickly powered up my computer and looked in the archive for my first post. "UNBELIEVABLE," rolled over my brain and out through …
Change, that necessary monster of soul
"Winds of time, winds of change."    I never liked change—oh ruthless fiend tearing at my heart—but change doesn't mind me. He keeps coming back for more. Moving my son, yesterday, tore out a large chunk.    Maybe my aversion to change results from a tendency towards hopeless sentimentality. I move through life in emotional slow motion, reminiscing days …
Moving Day Mourning
Tomorrow is moving day. I will drive our truck down to Santa Monica and help my son, Josiah, move the last of his possessions into storage.  He had to sell or give away his furniture because our home and shed are full. Yet, neither he nor I could bear to part with the oak dresser his Uncle Steve made for him before he …
Repose Country Style
Repose: calm, quiet, stop…ceasing from life's have to's; taking the time to reflect; spending time with life-long friends. This is my personalized definition of repose. I need these times of removal from my typical life because they provide perspective. This week's agenda? I'm visiting my best friend and her family in Colbert, Washington. Indulge me …
JoDee Luna Art 