One of my mom’s favorite expressions is “Timing is everything”. What she means by this is that choosing to do or say something can be more or less successful based on when it’s done. I learned quickly that if I wanted to ask for a favor from my parents, I didn’t do it when…
This week, it will be 9 years since my dog became my dog. He had a really rough start to his life, but I think he would say that there is a lot of good around him right now. If he could write about this, here is what I think he would say. …
I am not a morning person. I think I have stated that rather emphatically in the past so I won’t rehash that here. I am a night owl and if I let my body decide my sleep schedule, I would go to bed at around 1 AM and wake up at 8 or 9.…
Salted caramel ice cream. Sweet and sour chicken. Balsamic strawberries. Our palates seem to like those opposing flavors of sugary and sharp. I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “bittersweet” lately. To me it means happy with a twinge of sadness. It’s a season of change right now. There are graduations taking…
“To live without hope is to cease to live” –Fyodor Dostoevsky I’ve been thinking about the word “hope” a lot lately. It has 2 different meanings to me: a wish for something, and a lifeline. As a wish, it is to want something to happen. I hope I can make it through…
“I gave you roses and you blame me for the thorns.” I saw this on a sign recently and it made me think about how often I do this. I want something-an event, a goal, or some type of expectation-and I expect this flawless, thorn-less outcome. I expect that there will only…
I’ve been thinking lately about anchors. I tried to trace this thought process back and I think it started when I was thinking about change. Change doesn’t have to have a negative connotation, but it can sort of knock you off course. There are those changes that are planned and known, and also those…