Words & Insights From the Heart
I visited the grave of my grandson this morning. It’s the first time I have been there since the funeral. Over the years I have come to appreciate that people feel lots of different ways about gravesites. Some people never go to the final resting place of their loved ones and some go very regularly.
Being outside of my life bubble and looking at different scenery sparks my creativity. It seems that almost every time I travel I come home with an idea that I am itching to write about. We recently returned from a trip to Arizona, Utah & Nevada. Per my pattern, I have been turning over an
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I just cooked for literally hours, ate, and cleaned every dish and utensil in my house at least twice. Now, before full food coma hits, it is time to process the occasion. I only experience a tiny bit of shame when I tell you that the actual reason Thanksgiving
When I was a kid we had a non-negotiable Christmas tradition. After the gifts, after the food, after all the people in and out of the house, we would put together a puzzle. I really loved that tradition. To this day I love to go down the puzzle isle at the store and pick a
My first “real” job after college was working in a rehab department at a hospital. I had responsibilities in both the inpatient and outpatient areas of the department. The two areas were basically at extreme ends of the hospital. I frequented one particular really long hallway, sometimes several times in one day. The hard part