It was a simple thought, but it held within it answers I've been searching for most of my life. I knew it to be true. You see, I say it all the time. Not in the same way. Not using the same words. Not in the same tone of voice. Yet, when I said it last night I felt...
I am looking at her picture, but she doesn't exist. Not that she has disappeared. She just never was. I came across her picture in one of the files I had in my attic. Whenever I say "my attic" I expect to hear the theme from the "Twilight Zone."That's how bad it is. I...
It had just been an another ordinary day. He was leaving work in no real hurry to get home. The road from work to home was always the same but served as a good time to transition from a difficult day."Make a right, turn at the light and drive past all the old familiar...
My Mom's been on my mind lately. There are things I need to ask of her and I can't. There are moments when I think she would have the answer and I can't ask her. There are times when I wonder how different my life would be today if Mom hadn't died from cancer in...
"I've been running on empty," the man said."Not possible," his daughter corrected him."Sure it is," he replied. "I am simply going through the motions.""Something's keeping you going. You can't go through the motions without the energy to do so," she responded."I just...
Now that warmer weather is here, we have been visiting the local hardware stores to buy some flowers for our garden.Since I spent many years teaching all types of organizations good communication skills, I am aware of customer service efforts in every business I...
He was waiting for me.I hesitated this time. I don't know why. Still, when I woke up this morning I knew I had to go.It's a short trip through the country along a road I've taken many times before.Happy visits to the state park, walking the dogs, picnics, swimming and...