Her Name Was Matilda
Becca & Matilda She wasn’t only my best friend, she was my only friend. A mild celebrity in our small school of 134 children, Matilda’s mother moved into our quiet town in the middle of February....
View ArticleWorld Up Down Side
by Chagall With a tissue she wiped off her smile She fell into the dressing room …to say she walked off the stage would be a lie Mommy! I’m scared, make the clown disappear She could hear the lights...
View ArticleWith Love, Brian
Magpie writing prompt She loved the smell of old correspondence. So when she found a hidden box full of personal letters under her mother’s bed her intent was to sniff, not snoop. But the highway to...
View ArticleLOVE: My Favorite 4-Letter Word
http://www.free-extras.com I love Nancy Sinatra’s song Bang-Bang. Admittedly I never listen to lyrics, yet this song brings images of two lovers who kill each other because their love is too strong....
View ArticleDear Mom…
Captain’s hat! Was I pre-destined for this lifestyle? Dear Mom, I braided my hair today. Do you know what that made me think of? The waterfall of tears on the nights when you’d brush the mess out at...
View ArticleRinging in the New Year
Taken from INSIDE. It’s too cold out there! There’s always too much pressure surrounding January 1st. It’s just too much. Too many expectations for a better year. Change. New beginnings. Self...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Spring Forward!
«No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.» —Sheryl Crow Walking from the parking lot to our boat, I just had to stop. I set my grocery bags on the ground,...
View ArticleMerry and Bright
May you be true to yourself above all else. Be true to yourself. Be the best of what you can be. Imagine the best person, and start carving yourself into that person. Pick away at the traits, your...
View ArticleI Have Discovered my SuperPower!
This morning I finally discovered what my superpower is. As I was completing one of my final morning tasks… Allow me to interrupt this post with what my morning ritual consists of:...
View ArticleTrials and Tribulations: Dog Rescue
This entire story makes me so sad. I have two wonderful friends who roam the streets of Tijuana in search for hurt and abused dogs. When they “rescue” a pup, they get it looked at by a vet and place it...
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