Yesterday, I decided to buy Ann Voskamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts. This decision was an act of desperation; one spurred by five days of post wedding blues. You know the kind, those uncomfortable times of silence and soul ache that occur after being surrounded by family and friends in a festive atmosphere. Yesterday, my mother mentioned how much our …
Embrace the Solitude, Enlarge your Soul
This morning the house quiets with a soul penetrating solitude that is my only companion. The Christmas lights twinkle atop garland-adorned windows. White sparkles wrap around trees and twinkle through tiny house windows that line the shelf. The only sound I hear is the wall clock’s pendulum, swinging and clicking melodious tones. I’m alone, without …
Becoming your Own Best Friend
My best friend lives far away. And although we talk to each other several times a week, both of us feel the pain of not being able to sit across the table from each other sipping a cup of Joe while discuss the day. We often sigh and dream aloud, "What if we lived in …
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. …
JoDee Luna Art 