When I first read about the 7 Day Stamina Challenge, I admit to feeling just a wee bit cocky. It’s that same foolish bravado you experience at the start of a new, ambitious exercise regime. How hard can it be, I asked, when the first challenge was to get up a half hour early? Not […]
Throwing myself off the deep end of How
June 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
We all find ourselves on the edge of big decisions throughout our lives, and most of us inch up to that pool of opportunity and cautiously check out the view: “Oooh, that looks really interesting, but it’s a long way down…” “Wow, that looks so much more refreshing than where I am, but I can’t […]
Five minute Friday-On Waiting
March 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I know it is Saturday, but I just found this great site-The Gypsy Mama-and her Five Minute Friday challenge. Every Friday she gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . Waiting. We wait on so […]
‘Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost…
October 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A long, long time ago, when our girls were in their early elementary years, we adopted a beautiful three-year old Yellow Labrador dog named Sam, who had been abandoned on a busy street in town by his owner. Not only had he been unceremoniously dumped, but the shelter had been unable to find him a […]
A canary in a coal mine
June 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
For those happy campers who may not have an historical knowledge of mining, here is just a bit of background. Early on, caged canaries were taken down into the coal mines as air quality monitors. If the birds died, the miners knew that they had to get out immediately, as their air supply had […]
