Category: Extraordinary People With Common Sense
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Papaw’s Truck
The past few weeks have been just a little emotional. Two grandfathers have died in my community. I detailed how a great-granddaughter took me back to my own Grandpa’s funeral reminding me how much I miss all my grandpa’s and great-grandpa I got to meet. Our elders are a treasure. The last couple of weeks…
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Still Mourning…
Friday I found myself at a funeral. It wasn’t for a family member thank goodness. For anyone who knows what my family has been through the past few months. More than one cousin, first and beyond the first cousin label. No this was even closer as far as proximity to my home. My family has…
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Music & Goosebumps…
Last night was my niece’s Spring Concert. To be honest a little more communication was needed from all the staff to the parents. There are two locations on the campus where a Concert can be held and we were originally told it would be the High School Gym. Nope. It was the Elementary Gym, I…
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My Pillow Phenomena
Honestly I can’t really remember if this happened late in December or early this year. The timing doesn’t really matter though. What truly matters is that a lot was going on family wise in my family and in my church families. Sickness, surgery and death had taken place and it was a difficult time. My…
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Separation Anxiety
Yesterday morning was fine. When I left for church we were good. Then when I returned I noticed something off. Literally the Pandora app I had turned on before I left home was off which didn’t make sense… until I looked at my phone. I was disconnected from my Bryan too. As soon as I…
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Words … and Their Effects
Last week one of the reasons why it was busy and emotional was because it was my family’s first time back in therapy. Real therapy at Catherine Hamilton albeit I am sure some patients may not be sure the quantifier ‘real’ is absolutely true. Okay maybe that person who is not the patient is me.…
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God’s Timing
Perhaps today’s misfortune was good for me. I still tend to be a news junkie. I needed to stay away from the news and my favorite shows due to the horrific results yesterday. The detox was forced but something I truly needed with all the pundits analyzing on all the various shows throughout the day.…
Jewells of Thought 