Nothing can replace the joys of getting old
Nothing can replace the joy of having family here to celebrate my not-to-terribly-strange-to-be-seventy birthday plus two. Loved ones help us mark significant milestones and remind us of hard-won lessons. Becoming old does not replace who we were before As Andrea...
This Magic Moment
The moment had finally arrived. On Friday, Keith’s first novel The Starflower released to the public. A moment, an instant, that took ten years’ time. A moment in time We hadn’t received Keith’s copies of the paperback, so I pre-ordered the e-book. When I signed...
Leave, to go away from or allow to remain, or both
As a verb, leave can mean either go away from or allow to remain. Opposites? Maybe, or both. To leave, go away from home The picture above is of me and my parents on my wedding day in 1975. I was both happy and sad, because that day I would leave home, my parents,...
Watch the skies, check your watch, and watch out!
Today, Keith and I watch the skies with caution, waiting for possible severe weather due about mid-afternoon. “Watch” can be a noun, too, as in the act of observing or keeping watch. I am checking my watch, also a noun, to keep track of time, so I don’t miss my...
Life’s big milestones, those within, and returning
BIG milestones In Your Story Matters, Leslie Leyland Fields gives this advice to a beginning memoirist: “Make a time line for every five to ten years of your life (depending on how old you are), marking important events: places you’ve lived, jobs you’ve held, major...
You Decide the Three Most Important Questions in Your Life
Before waking, I dream about being part of a team tasked to visit a rich family who say they want to help a poor community. It soon becomes apparent that the family only wants to show off their wealth, especially the dad, and gain prestige, especially the mom,...