photo credit here   Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19 May the new life all around mirror the miracle of new life within …

photo credit here   gazing up at him, nailed there, out of the reach of her arms, the arms that had swaddled him on his very first day, she grieved an aching, wretched, human grief. i sit silent for her … Continue reading →

January 12, 2010. Haiti. March 11, 2011.   Japan. June 27, 2011.  Tennessee.   Two of the three are catastrophic acts of nature.  The third on the list was a disaster that seemed anything but natural.   A day like any … Continue reading →

  “When your fear touches someone’s pain, it becomes pity; when your love touches someone’s pain, it becomes compassion.” ― Stephen Levine

photo credit here   in the black of midnight at the Beasleys, when the house holds its breath,   you feel the quiet  settle over you, like a blanket.  the hum of the ice maker, the click of the heater … Continue reading →

photo credit here   It’s a time for resolutions — for burying vices and resurrecting good intentions. It’s a time for renewal – for a clean slate, a fresh start, a new beginning. It’s a time for hope – that … Continue reading →

photo credit here   the fourth digit on my left hand is ringed in a halo of white gold and diamonds  and i blush proud as the cashier at the grocery store names it the prettiest she has ever seen. … Continue reading →

photo credit here there’s a reason  that Hollywood keeps making superhero movies.   here it is:  we keep watching them. why?   my humble opinion: because the good guy wins.   not so in life.   we trudge daily through … Continue reading →

  he would have been two…   his legacy has touched  many more than that number…   join us to celebrate Bane – and to raise funds for those his legacy will touch next.     BANEBOW 5K FUN RUN/WALK … Continue reading →

  two years old  and not knowing what curiosity did to that poor cat, i steadied myself against legs of ironing board and pulled hard on the cord of a sizzling iron, no doubt expecting to climb rope up to … Continue reading →