I got her alone. My one day short of six year old daughter. Swinging arms. Holding hands. Old and young. Dark and light skinned. Linked. In a love just as strong as any blood ties. Walking down isle. Laughing. Street vendor carelessly playing. But this time…. Careless to what people see. Loving completely. This little one […]
Who Are you Inviting this Thanksgiving?
As the holidays come. Expected. Anticipated. Dreaded….by some. I must ask…. Who are you inviting to your Thanksgiving table this year? Thinking about years past….. First year with spouse. We sat, in a Restaurant. Just us two. Night before putting on my wedding dress. Then, those times as a child. House packed with Grandmas and Grandpas […]
A Journal Entry – Mexico 1989
O.K. so I have always been a little strange. As a child I remember being held captive by our black and white screen…..images of starving children in Africa & the reality of their pain. (Not a lot has changed) …..While other children play outside & people run to and fro….doing other things. Started working at fifteen. […]