I cannot remember the Looney Tunes character who so beautifully ( even with a slight lisp) sings the sweet old song (one of those we do not often hear). Still, it went like this, "While strolling through the park one day, in the merry month of May, I was taken by surprise...." After that, a light romantic tune followed. May must have been a good month for Elmer Fudd or Porky … [Read more...] about The Merry Month Of May And June Is Bustin’ Out All Over!
Krazy Faith and Yes! Krazy with a “K”
My last ICU vacation was less than three weeks ago. Every two years or so, the walls of my colon spring a leak, and I am hemorrhaging in a not-so-lady-like fashion where they rush me off to ER and onto the hooks, lines, and sinkers in both arms that pump me full of units of blood, and other life-sustaining fluids.
I lay there like a punctured inner tube (remember … [Read more...] about Krazy Faith and Yes! Krazy with a “K”
Lessons Learned At The Supermarket
Last week, after happily shopping in our local food market, my youngest son and I worked our way to the checkout lanes. Much as everyone does, we seek out the lane with the least people, so we pulled up to what seemed like just one customer ahead, and my son just got the words out of his mouth, "I hope it's not someone with a sack full of pennies or ..." and before … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned At The Supermarket
I Am Doing Well
I am doing well (some days), but on the days I am not, I spend them thanking God for my life and the life I still enjoy, and I thank Him for my children.
This part of the journey has not been without its lessons, as we know God wraps every situation in a blessing box and offers it to us even amid our grief.
My eldest daughter went to pick up her little … [Read more...] about I Am Doing Well
Regaining Our Balance
A few years back, while doing laundry in one of our building's communal laundry rooms, I was unprepared for one of our washers getting stuck in the spin cycle. There are only six washers and six dryers in a 90-unit Senior setting with three floors—two per floor. Our first floor is the only one with a front and top loader. I will not get into the prices … [Read more...] about Regaining Our Balance
Midnight Meanderings With My Friends
Let's begin with this. I was one of those children who clicked on a flashlight and read under the covers long after my mother called for "lights out." There was too much going on in my childhood books for me to give them over to something as needless as sleep.
My mother was confident that I would burn my eyes out if I continued that voracious reading, but I … [Read more...] about Midnight Meanderings With My Friends
Faith Through A Different Lens
In December of 2020, I got a call from Katy Read of the Star Tribune, asking if I would like to participate in a project where one younger and one older writer would get together and have the younger writer do weekly interviews with the senior writer so that we could tell our stories, memoir style to see what would happen. The entire project was more than … [Read more...] about Faith Through A Different Lens
Doing The Impossible Is Possible
I have rolled this story over in my head many times. I have been deciding if it is worth sharing. In the end, I believe it has worth and relevance, especially for seniors wrestling with limitations in the body that once sprinted out of bed without a hitch. Other parts that have given way to aches and pains almost daily can baffle and amaze us (not always in a good way). I … [Read more...] about Doing The Impossible Is Possible