Beginnings

We ascended smoothly though the white fog. At the crest, the sun shouted and bright yellow rays penetrated the windows making me squint. Warm and festive, a moment filled with optimism. I could be going anywhere! A week of no obligations, yet filled with abundant opportunities. As I hold my steaming cup, I close my eyes. The world is perfect. I can relax. Bliss.......

Long Time

Wow....it has been a long time. Thought I would just say "hello" and share a few pics from Memory Lane.  Best wishes Jordan and Drew as you continue your educations this fall. I love you both soooo very, very much!!!

Random Spring...

Oh my...it has been a long time...

And here I sit...

What shall I write?

Thinking of plants...hydrangeas...will they grow?

They need the rain that desperately alludes my garden...

Oh my...these poor plants are my victims...please, please...rain!!!!

I love summer!

Finally, after a very busy, hectic, crazy and wonderful school year, I am getting a "breather". It is amazing how this is changing my disposition. If I could just get my house moderately organized, finish my portfolio, and complete my lesson plan details for the brand new classes I teach next fall, life would be perfect...LOL!

I just read an amazing blog and it is the first time I have decided to subscribe to one. It is from another woman in the Fox Valley who is amazing and inspirational. It was an interesting journey to find this blog...and it confirms that God directs everything in our lives if we let him.

And now with this inspiration, I am off to my reading.

Good Book:

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin

One heart beats...its open for all to see
do you want to spend time with me?
Can we go...be together...
this is as vunerable as one can be
waiting for the response.

No...and no reason is given
the beats of the heart
convert to painful throbs

A face turns red
hard to breathe and take it in
Tears, one by one,
travel quietly along the curves of the cheeks

Rejection again.

The Call

I settle in, dark and gloomy, alone in the quiet. I like being alone I tell myself. I can read and enjoy the peace. But deep down, I crave to be remembered. Am I the only one who sits in solitude? Does anyone really care?  And then you call...how are you, how was your day, anything new? We will be home late. Nothing deep or heavy or concerning...just a reminder that you remembered me. And it made me feel special.

We ascended smoothly through the fog, charging upward. Power and exhilaration transport my body...full speed ahead! Without warning, the clouds part and brightness fills the cabin.  After an initial shudder, my eyelids become heavy while taking in the penetrating warmth. Oh...the cleansing of a soul! I am off...no commitments...opportunities await me. I am peaceful.