She swooped the roller across her lime green walls. And once where there was bright colors. Black was all I saw. Covering like the sorrow wallowing from my heart. What happened to my little girl? Why did she want black walls? What had I done wrong in this life to make my sparkles loving, pink, tiara […]
The Fabulous Let Go
Sitting, resting aching body…reflections of honor cords & robs & square hats. Turmoil to hard to put in words after a weekend full of rejoicing. Aching in a greater way, no earthly pain can measure, contemplating…grasping….the pain of letting go. It’s done! Eight years homeschooling. Gifted, eldest child. Private school. Carpool. Algebra. Moral, physical, social balances…all […]
Separation Has No Power
I saw him yesterday. My brother. My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed. Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]