The Garden
In my old life I had a garden. When we first moved into our home, the 1 acre yard was a motley medley of scraggly grass and tenacious weeds; too […]
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7 Life Lessons From the Trees
I learned how to garden before I ever learned how to cultivate my own life. My introduction to gardening came with the planting of a single bald cypress sapling, its […]
The Beauty of a Summer Garden is in Its Abundance
The beauty of a summer garden is found in its abundance. The welcoming sunshine and needed rain uniting to provide the ideal conditions for growth. Beds become a beautiful, […]
A Birthday Message to My Car
In a few days, my car will be 13 years old. It is strange how an inanimate object can be tied to so many memories and can act as a […]
You Are Not Your Divorce
Our traumas help to form us, but we do have to let them define us. You are not what happened to you. You are not your suffering. The first […]
The Garden
In my old life I had a garden. When we first moved into our home, the 1 acre yard was a motley medley of scraggly grass and tenacious weeds; too […]
Taming the Monkey Mind: Day 11
Today is one of those days that deserves a name, a title that anchors it in my mind and lets me retrieve the file at will. I dub today, The […]
A Beautiful Day of Contrast
A Road Re-traveled The particular stretch of interstate 20 between Alabama and Georgia bookended my marriage. In our early years, we traveled the road when we moved from Texas to […]
The Beauty of an Early Spring Garden is in the Details
At first glance, the early spring garden is barren. There are few leaves, few flowers, no raucous plants fighting for attention. It is a different garden. The beauty of an […]
The Garden
In my old life I had a garden. When we first moved into our home, the 1 acre yard was a motley medley of scraggly grass and tenacious weeds; too […]
