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An “Extra” Scoop Day
Dear Reader: Yesterday morning…around 7:00 a strange pink light filled my bedroom and for a moment, in my groggy state of mind, I thought there was a fire somewhere close by. I tumbled out of bed,...
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When Conversations turn to Charades
Dear Reader: You know you’re getting old(er) when your conversations with friends sound more like a charades game than a normal conversation. The problem is those darn names of people who just won’t...
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A Dusting of Snow in Summerville
Dear Reader: Any time we have snow in Summerville, it is news! True, it was just a ‘dusting’ (as they say) but what a beautiful one. Anne called me a little after seven to tell me it had just started...
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A Powerful Meaning Emerging from “Touchstone”
Dear Reader: Yesterday in our Sunday School class, Linda Carson, announced that an epiphany had come to her concerning the search for a new name for our particular class. Much discussion had preceded...
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“Every Nook and Cranny”
Dear Reader: Haven’t we all heard the expression “every nook and cranny?” It is certainly an expression I use a lot since I lose things a lot…like car keys. I used to leave sunglasses at everyone’s...
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Looking in the Mirror at a Different Angle
Dear Reader: Isn’t it strange how the angle of a view in a mirror changes everything? Normally I sit in the dining chair, closest to the kitchen… which means my back is to this mirror while eating....
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“Dare to be Happy…”
Dear Reader: For too much of my life I thought happiness must always be traded or exchanged for sadness or sorrow. Then when the sadness and sorrow had passed I felt I had earned the right to be happy...
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The Garden is Running Out of Snooze Buttons…
Dear Reader: The signs of early spring are already starting to reveal themselves in my garden and yard in mid-winter. The short nap, for several flowering plants and vines, is coming to an abrupt...
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The Author of Life
Dear Reader: For the past two days I have been attending a women’s conference in Mt. Pleasant… called Chosen/Twenty16. Mollie attended it last year and felt so uplifted that she wanted to share it...
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“Lions and Tigers and Bears…OH MY!”
Dear Reader: How many of our fears are based in actuality and how many in rumors and hearsay? Even the wonderful God-given gift of imagination can turn into our enemy when imploded into fear through...
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Bliss
Dear Reader: Bliss is the name of my little girl statue in the garden. I think I told you that the children got her for me as a gift for the garden when it was first taking shape. I loved the name...
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“The Time of Day Belongs to Everyone”
Dear Reader: When I was looking for a little memento to give Brooke of our NYC Christmas adventure….I thought this Christmas Tree ornament, showing a NYC taxicab, about summed it all up. We watched...
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A Perfectly Timed Pause
“Take a walk with a turtle. Behold the world in PAUSE.” When we think about it….a pause is one of God’s greatest gifts to us . The great comedian, Jack Benny, once remarked: “It’s not so much...
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Sympathetic Joy
Dear Reader: Doesn’t it seem like every time we turn around…someone is mentioning the phrase “A Random Act of Kindness.” I decided to track down the origin of the expression and it lead me down a...
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A Mid-Winter Secret Rendevous
Dear Reader: I had you for a moment, didn’t I? Perhaps you thought (for a fleeting second) that Ole’ Boo had her a man hidden around somewhere….sorry to disappoint…as of this day in time my romances...
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“Can’t Not Do” People
Dear Reader: From the time we all heard the story of “The Little Engine That Could,” we have had the mantra ingrained in us that if we just try hard enough and keep a positive attitude, “I think I...
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Simplify More to Be More
Dear Reader: Isn’t it interesting to see how the pendulum swings from social change and mores between gathering and scattering? In the sixties we saw a movement (hippie/flower children) to eradicate...
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Let Joy Lead the Way
Dear Reader: What you gotta love about children the most is their unabashed demonstrations of sheer joy! It is one of the greatest joys of a grandparent to simply watch them grow. Rutledge insisted on...
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Start Making “JOY” Dates with Yourself
Dear Reader: I started thinking the other day if Anne Herbert started a whole movement called “random acts of kindness” to counteract the random acts of violence and hatred that seemed to dominate...
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Give Me a “Lived-in” Home
Dear Reader: Yesterday was “tax” day for me. In trepidation I carried all my “stuff” in my bright yellow folder to the tax service I use. I knew taking money out of my annuity to pay for the home...
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