• Relationships,  Rites of Passage,  The Teen Years

    Do you remember the first time your heart was broken?

    We do, vividly.  If you’d like to hear, click our names above. Brave enough to share yours?Leave your tears below in comments. I will never forget it!   EVER. But not for the heartbreak but because it was my first true love.  At least that is what I thought at the tender age of 16.  Let me tell you how we met. It was a beautiful sunny summer day.  A group of us were going to a local amusement park.  Our car was full, so we had to drop someone off with one of the other drivers.  As we headed out of his driveway and down the tree lined road, time…

  • Relationships

    Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger that made an impact on you?

    We have.  Click our names below to listen in. Want to let us eavesdrop on yours?Scroll down and leave a comment. I have. Many. But one that happened years ago still has an impact today. It was with an acquaintance actually, not someone I really knew but a mother of one of my daughters friends. We saw each other out at a nearby farm stand, waving at each other as we got out of our cars. As we walked up to the produce, we started to exchange pleasantries; Me  –  “Hi, how are you?” Her  –   “Great and yourself?” Me  –   “Oh you know, surviving.  Same old, same…

  • Relationships

    Describe your family dynamic.

    Wondering if we describe the same family differently?Click our folders below to find out. And what about your family? Care to share in comments below? The family I grew up in was relatively small. Mom, Dad – three kids. Brudder, me, sister; in that order. Dad worked outside of the house – he was in sales, he sold insurance when we were younger. He had long days and would arrive home usually around 8 pm or later. Mom worked as a virtual assistant when we were young.  There were many days I’d hear the click/clack of her typewriter when I got home from school.  And I remember helping with more than…

  • Hobbies

    Have you ever had an AHA moment reading a book?

    So many AHA’s – Scroll down and then click on the folders with our names.An AHA or two for you?Please share below in comments. AHA moments. I have AHA Moments all the time while reading yet it is hard to pinpoint which ONEI would highlight here. So, I think I’ll just share some of my favorites with you: Learning to live in the moment. Changing my thoughts would change my reality. Judging others does not define them but me. I can’t be lonely if I like the person I am alone with. Dancing isn’t to get to a certain place on the dance floor, it is to enjoy every step…