Aspire

To what do I aspire? It seems a popular question for our times. This is not only a question for young people. I hear it in a variety of forms from quite a variety of generations. Especially, it seems, at this graduation time of year. โ€œWhatโ€™s next?โ€ โ€œWhat is my passion?โ€ โ€œHow can I live … Continue reading Aspire

Sunshine

Kate Motaung has issued the one word SUNSHINE as our word prompt for this weekโ€™s 5 minute writing challenge. I could write for days on the memories provoked by this one word; however, Iโ€™m setting my timer for 5. ~~~~~ Sunshine. This one word brings a torrential downpour of memories of growing up in the … Continue reading Sunshine

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โ€œPlease stop answering what you think Iโ€™m asking.โ€Lisa Brittain I know. I know. He writes the marriage one liners, and I explain them. However, just the other day as we were conversing, I started to laugh. You know those moments when you just get tickled, and you canโ€™t stop laughing? The subject matter of our … Continue reading Page 7

Hidden

Everyone hides. Everyone has hidden things within their heart and mind. Sometimes our secrets are truly hidden from others. No one would ever guess. And then sometimes people can read us like a book. They might not know our secret, but they know somethingโ€™s not right. Sometimes though the secret pain, the triggers, are hidden … Continue reading Hidden

Quick

Usually itโ€™s something that thrills my heart like a cloud formation or a bird or the sky lit up in a pinkish orange hue. Sometimes though, itโ€™s something I know will rev his engine with excitement like the full moon bright and setting behind the mountain, and I just donโ€™t want him to miss it.

Owe

I owe.I owe.So off to work I goโ€ฆ Have you ever heard that little ditty or muttered it as you ran out the door hoping for favor with green traffic lights all the way? In America, we have generations who have been weaned on plastic. I can remember the jolt of reality when my children … Continue reading Owe