I wrote this poem in 2005 as a thought of thanks towards those that help shape who we are… When I was young Barely able to stand You reached out to me Taking hold of my hand You encouraged with love And disciplined at length You taught me understanding You guided with strength I learned […]
Life
Life isn't a game, it's a contest
A lot of different emotions have been running through my mind lately as I’ve approached the first year I don’t get to share my birthday with my grandfather. The phone call I have had since I was old enough to talk, to ask what we’ll do or where we’ll have dinner, hasn’t taken place. I […]
Got a bandaid? Mother nature smacked me today
I don’t park in my garage because I drive a beastly vehicle and I don’t like the idea of the kids swinging the doors open and possibly dinging the paint on whatever is next to the car. So I park in front of the garage. We have an 8 foot tall basketball hoop out on […]
Reality of my own laziness
Yeah, just like the rest of them, I have my lazy days. But the reality isn’t that I’m lazy… it’s that I intentionally choose not to do things because not only do I not want to, but I am willing to admit they aren’t strengths of mine. Why waste time struggling at something when I […]
An early Happy Birthday to me
I just picked up the mail and HooRay! there was a package I ordered late last week. It’s art. It’s a reproduction of an original dragonfly design by Nemo… and I LOVE IT! I’ve had my eye on this piece since I first saw it at an open studio event last year. He even included […]
