i’ve tried, countless times, to explain what it is like to be a mom to my teenager daughters. i try to tell them what it feels like when they walk out the front door. i tell them they are taking a part of my heart with them when they walk out that door. nothing…
Tag: fear
i ignored you. yet, you thrive
when stressed, i escaped to my gardens. i poured all my love that i could give into it. but this year, i will move away from all i have loved for so long. i’ve been ignoring my gardens this spring. i’ve not weeded, or taken photographs of the best that has arisen this spring. but…
there is no such thing as Domestic Violence.
Did the title get your attention? I hope so, i hope it felt like a punch to the gut to women & men who have been abused. The title is to catch attention of mothers, daughters, sisters, friends…we all have women in our lives, but we don’t know what goes on behind closed doors, but…
Praying for GOOD to conquer evil.
“and from the ashes…” We’ve all seen horror, It has always walked among us. The reactions to the HORROR of what happened in France…have been so utterly heartbreaking. Some have been ignorance personified. Some have inspired goodness in others. And some have found Hope. We cannot ever hope to eradicate Evil from this world. It…
words are mightier than a sword
“the pen is mightier than the sword” well, of course it is. the sword was created for one thing only, to destroy. the pen…words can both destroy or create. words can contain incredible power. words can be used to decimate, dominate, debilitate & bring you to your knees. and once you’ve hit the floor, some…
how to stop a killer…
from destroying the soul of a woman. i receive the magazine, Esquire in the mail…love the articles. the April issue…the editor, David Granger wrote about the lives of women(domestic violence, rape, assault). He wrote, “This is unacceptable. This is no way to live. I don’t know if this issue of Esquire can do anything other…
the town time left behind…
This is Montevallo, Alabama. A college is here, but so are ghosts. I had a hard time walking down the empty streets, the hair on the back of my neck went up. I wish i had someone with me to venture into the empty, vacant part of this town. I will go back for the…
this Memorial Day.
This Memorial Day, please remember to thank the men & women who have fought for this country. The soldiers are the reason you can grill your hot dogs & wash them down with beer. Some bellow, with profound arrogance & unbelievable stupidity (a prevalent combination today) “I’m American, get out of my country” “This…
i see fear
captured in porcelain @ the Birmingham Museum of Art
stitched & sewn together by we
what these children accomplished was art. The words accomplished wonder in this reader. I’m in the belief that hope is for children. That is why I try to be around the hopeful- to believe in the world they dream of. A simple world where common sense rules & fear crawls back under the rocks &…
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