Like a Dove in the Snow I think that this time of year when darkness comes early and the nights are cold is a thoughtful time. I look out my window and see the endless white of a fresh blanket of snow. This cold, bitter time of year is a time of reflection. The stark, bare,… Read More »
Leave the Candle Burning He left the candle burning, just as she had asked him to do. Though it had been seven years since she went away, every evening at nightfall he would light a candle. Every night while he tried to sleep through his pain and his loneliness, the candle flickered silently casting dancing shadows… Read More »
A World of Contrasts Let me start by saying I slept well last night. Well, I’ll be honest. I slept well but not very long, which is better than sleeping long but not very well, I guess. I fell asleep before 11 – no disturbing late-night phone calls. I would have shut my cell phone off,… Read More »
My Thoughts on Winter If you hate winter and are easily depressed – read on at your own risk. 😁 This is the time of year that ignites the depression genes inside me and I really have to fight back hard to put out all those little depressing fires that remind me that… A. Christmastime is… Read More »
My Friend At first, I pretended. I tricked myself into thinking it didn’t matter much that you were no longer my friend. Sometimes I make life too complicated: We were good friends and then we weren’t – it’s as simple as that. It’s kind of like being told you have a terminal illness – at first,… Read More »
We Are Fighters Here we all are at the end of another trying year. We all fought hard again this year to keep going through the hardships and difficulties the year brought us. But that’s ok. We are fighters – and so are you. We’re fighters fighting for you and fighting to keep our small business… Read More »