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An “Extra” Little Archibald!
Dear Reader: Sometimes we need a “thump” on the head to remind us why we love something or someone so much. Last Saturday I was typing away on a blog post when (out of the corner of my eye) I …...
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Looking Through the Mirror Into the Window of My Soul
Dear Reader: Do you remember that moment in time when you stopped and stared into the mirror one day…critically analyzing all your physical features, but also for the first time…assessing the “who is...
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“Stuck in the Middle With Ya’s”!
Dear Reader: One of my favorite episodes in American History (that I loved to teach) was the story of the Transcontinental Railroad….two railroad companies building tracks across the United States to...
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Share One’s Treasures and Talents…Before It is Too Late!
Dear Reader: A friend of mine, Lorraine White, has recently started sending me a daily devotional (electronically each morning) which is always a nice way to start the day And yesterday…the theme of...
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“What Are Your Intentions?”
Dear Reader: I read a most interesting article the other day on an experiment that was done with the amazing human brain…concerning the power of “intentions”! But before we begin that story….there is...
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“Deja Vu” and Rendevous
Dear Reader: Don’t we like to use the term “deja vu” to explain any incidences in our lives that we can’t explain otherwise? “Deja Vu” is french in origin and is literally defined as: “already seen”...
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Right, Left or In Between….Just Keep Marching Along!
Dear Reader: I pulled a website yesterday that was filled with tributes to the Irish poet, John O’Donohue, following his sudden death in 2008. So typical of the Irish…family members and friends had...
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Lend a Hand…
Dear Reader: (* The statue above is that of Edward Everette Hale (theologian, poet, and short story writer) – it is located in the park of Boston Commons.) One of my favorite stories to share, each...
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Trains of Laughter and Sadness
Dear Reader: Yesterday was my “favorite day” since I got to spend it with Rutledge whom I hadn’t seen in a few weeks….and looking at the world through a 78 day old baby will make you laugh out loud....
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The Greatest Risk of All – Love
Dear Reader: I really felt that this blog post needed to be written today for this young man you see in the picture….his name is Robertson Griffith. Robertson has been a friend of my son, Walsh, since...
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Just Around the Corner…Is Individualized Care Waiting?
Dear Reader: Between Mother’s stay at the Presbyterian Village and Poppy’s at the Victory House…it came to me one day that “we are all just around the corner, or maybe a few corners, from needing...
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Live For the Question, Not the Answer
Dear Reader: “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”-(Eckhard) Last week when I kept Rutledge I found myself delighting in his excitement at noticing new things around him, making new...
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“Bits and Pieces”
Dear Reader: I happened to be looking at different greeting cards on-line yesterday afternoon and the creative mastermind behind this one card (above) mentioned that she just used “bits and pieces” of...
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Honor the Seed…
Dear Reader: The past few days I have felt rather nostalgic…maybe it the feeling of the change of seasons. Autumn is coming…my favorite season of all…I am excited about it…but also unusually...
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The Frustrating, “Losing” Moments of Life
Dear Reader: Aren’t losing your keys (including all kinds… car, house, work, etc.) one of the most frustrating moments in life? Particularly for people, like me, who keep repeating these moments over...
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“Life Begins Again”
Dear Reader: I remember after Hurricane Hugo lamenting over all the old fallen oak trees that had once lined scenic highway 61 and their entrances into Drayton Hall, Middleton and Magnolia...
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“Flower Town” Blooms for Rutledge
Dear Reader: Yesterday it was as if our beloved “Flower Town in the Pines” was “putting on the Ritz” for our little Rutledge Dingle. (Did you know this is how Ritz crackers got their name… from the...
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Life Before Death…
Dear Reader: With two beautiful grandchildren now I pinch myself that I have lived long enough to see life added twice to our family. Two little lives that enrich my time on life dramatically and give...
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The Hills Are Calling…
Dear Reader: At last… finally…I am going to St. Jude’s Chapel of Hope! I cannot believe the obstacles that appeared this summer making a three-day journey so arduous! I mean really…how difficult...
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“Be Sweet”…Tea!
Dear Reader: As many of you know today I am heading up to the mountains with Jackson to stay with Honey and then go to the Chapel of Hope. I am looking so forward to it. So I decided to … Continue...
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