Tumbleweeds

My Dad went onto hospice services recently. Since that time, I have found myself reminiscing about all who have gone before him. Stories and happenings I haven’t thought about for years have bubbled to the surface. My Nana, my grandma, aunts and uncles, friends, brothers, and a son. What I…

It occurred to me the other day that I have between today and 21 years left on this earth. I have officially entered the final quarter of my life on this planet. (This number taken from the average lifespan of a female) Where do you think you are on life’s…

Guns are now the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. Too many children have died. It is impossible to relay an accurate number of school shootings as they have become commonplace in our society and the number rises too quickly to precisely report on. If…

Have you ever Googled how many words it takes to put together a one-hour speech? I’ll save you the trouble — it’s around 9,000. “No problem,” I convinced myself. I write all the time, and even though my thoughts generally take less than 1,000 words to get across, I have…

When Did They Become So Complicated? The other day I watched a TikTok video of a little girl whose Daddy had wrapped a single banana and given it to her as a gift. Her delight and surprise to discover a banana was charming as she exclaimed to her mother, “I…

Like the rest of my country, I am saddened, angry, but not necessarily shocked by the decisions of our Supreme Court Justices this week. Partiality seems to be a thing of the past, and gerrymandering seems to have become the way this branch of government prefers to run. We allow…

Since the quarantine, more people find themselves shopping online for the goods and services they need — or simply desire. Yet there are some items that only your local box store can get to your hands in a timely manner. Have you ever considered why you purchase the things you…

I‘ve been thinking lately about how in one moment things are so drastically important to us, but as time goes by, we sometimes either wonder why or simply let things go. When our son died, it was vitally important to me that a beautiful wooden box be created to store…

Graduating class of 2022, I LOOK at you today with so much love and pride in my heart for all that you have accomplished. I LOOK at your smiling faces and there is so much I see. This is an extremely exciting time in your life, and I hope one…