After dropping H off for gymnastics practice at 6:45 a.m., I headed north to find pastures blanketed in early morning mist. It was a very zen experience for me, as I was exercising great patience in waiting for the right shoot to present itself to me. There were several stops that i could have made, [...]
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IGNITE. EVOLVE. TRANSCEND.Archive for September, 2006
I couldn’t resist sharing one last summer pic of B enjoying his King Cone…May we all go into the weekend in such a happy way!
Thirteen song lyrics I wish I had written: … 1. True Believer that I am, I am blind. Lead me on, lead me on. Blessed Receiver of your love, I own my own time and I’ve been holding on, holding on. Leave the word unspoken and the spell wiil be broken. ~James Taylor, “I Will [...]
As reported in CNN tonight (click here to read the article), a tragic scene unfolded today as a lone gunman took several students hostage. After he had released all but two of the teenage girls, SWAT teams stormed the school to rescue them. The gunman, however, was too quick for them, and he was able [...]
I think that one of the greatest skills we can learn as writers is how to be good listeners. In the last week alone, I have closed my mouth and opened my heart to hear more stories of love, tragedy, revenge, and sacrifice than any one human being can rightly claim to hear in a [...]
I am leaving school now, as traces of dusk hint on the horizon. The temperatures fall so subtly, like the few leaves that have already found their way to the ground. The humid breezes begin to shift into their blustery, autumn siblings. This is the best time of autumn, transition within transition, the marrow within [...]
On this Sunday Morning, I think not of the back-to-school meetings that have passed, of the 30 or so reviews for my book Cold Rock that are now trickling in, of the passing anniversaries of my father’s birthday or his marriage to my mother 62 years ago, of the many meetings with students and parents [...]
Now that “In the Living Years” is published and off the docket, my plate has been cleared to finish the final revisions to Journey to Cold Rock, the novel I wrote last November during Nanowrimo. I wanted to finish it much earlier in the year and have it sent off (and under contract, and published, [...]
When I decided to join the 2,996 project, I found myself once again torn emotionally by the events that happened five years ago. To focus on a single individual, however, was more overwhelming than I could have ever imagined. After i agreed to do this, and I hit the return key to find out who [...]
Denise has presented a challenge to TT’ers this week: “I would like to challenge all Thirteeners to come up with 13 things they like about themselves on the next Thursday 13…September 7. I feel like we, as women, spend so much time scrutinizing ourselves that we sometimes forget the good stuff.” Crikey. That’s a tough [...]
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