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Three Women {three haunting beautiful faces}
Happy Tuesday dear friends! This week, I am so very happy to have my sweet friend Cyndi Word guest-posting on my blog! Cyndi is one of my all-time heroes. There are many reasons for…
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Giving Up The Right To Be Right
Last summer, my family and I took a trip across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It had been many years since we laid eyes upon the farm where my…
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The Push/Pull {of letting go}
I made it! If you read my post last week, you may remember that I was struggling a bit. We had a whole bunch of life events that were hitting at once and I was…
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Time Got Away From Me
I’ve got a lot going on. I don’t know how it all snuck up on me, but it has. I lost a week at the end of April when my dad was in the…
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What Will They Inherit From You?
In most families, precious treasures are passed down from one generation to another. Such things are irreplaceable. Having been lovingly cared for over the years, they are part of an inheritance that goes from…
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The Key To Doing Life Well
Where did all the time go? As February winds down and March appears on the horizon, I feel as if the months are just racing by. Everyone tells you that, as you grow older,…
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Buried {under layers of snow}
We have been buried under 30 inches of snow! Our little town of Damascus was right in the bullseye of Snowzilla, Winter Storm Jonas, or whatever silly name the media bestowed upon it. All I…
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Christmas Joy
Merry Christmas dear friends! I hope you are enjoying the days leading up to Christmas Eve! No, you didn’t read that wrong – I did say enjoying. See the word JOY in there? It’s…
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Practicing Peace {in a crazy world}
It’s been a tough week for this old planet. We’ve received quite a bit of shocking and heartbreaking news over these past few days. Suddenly, the world has become a very small place and…
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One Wise Woman
Our plan was to not have a plan. We both simply wanted to sit, relax, chat and look at the waves for four glorious days. So, a week or so ago, Pat and I went…
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Our Dear Marylou
My summer started with a long-awaited lunch with one of my oldest and dearest friends. We wanted to get together ever since my mother died in March but, because I work at the local…
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The Third Month Is The Hardest…
They say the third month is the hardest. It’s after life goes back to normal for everyone but you. You understand and even expect it – but, even so, it’s very hard. When someone…
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Maybe It’s Time
Sometimes, you just need to go and have a little talk with yourself. When I was young and would get all worked up about something, my mom would say to me,“Laura Anne, you need…
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My Sisters
I don’t have any sisters. On top of that, my mom and dad were only children — so I also do not have any aunts, uncles or first cousins. My family was very small…
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You Will Never Truly Understand {until it happens to you}
There are some things you just can’t know until you experience them. You think you know, but really you do not. Ultimately, you have to go through the journey yourself to truly understand. Losing…
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The Return Trip
[My friend, Donna Bowles, is guest blogging today. I’m so thankful she was willing to do this for me while I am with my mother in the hospital.] One summer I had the opportunity…
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A Word For My Older Sisters {and my younger sisters too}
I’ve been thinking a lot about how old I am. I assume it’s because, with all of the recent snow days, I realize how really quiet my house is. It is obvious that the…
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Crocuses In The Snow
If you know me, you will be very surprised to hear me say that I am tired of the snow. I’ve worked for our county school system for a very long time, and snow days…
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