I believe my heart has strings! I say this because my life is attached to many things. My family, my friends, my dogs, my hopes and my memories all receive their own attachment. Usually these strings remain stable often held by my happiness or sadness. I am thankful that they exist holding on to … [Read more...]

A simple prayer request of God and how He answers our prayers. The sound was deafening. In fact, I could not remember hearing anything just this way. At times, I thought I could hear tinkling bells. At other times, I could hear my heart beat. I could even hear the slow drip of rain on my nearby … [Read more...]

The bus dropped us off at the bottom of a small hill.  The guide bragged that our walk was minimal because our driver had come close to our first stop on tour.  My husband and I climbed many steps arriving on a worn path obviously traveled by many.  Occasionally, we each looked up trying to judge … [Read more...]

As I approached a well-traveled bridge in our neighborhood, I was aware of all the emergency vehicles parked on either side of the roadway.  The paramedics, leading me to believe that a tragedy had just taken place, wore grim faces. I continued on to my gym planning a “New Year’s” workout. Making … [Read more...]

A week has passed since our precious Henrietta died.  Because she was very ill, we made a final trip to our beloved veterinarian who put her to sleep quietly and painlessly. In a matter of minutes, she lay relaxed in our arms as her beautiful soul joined Herschell. We could almost hear the happy … [Read more...]