Count them…write them down…the things you are grateful for. “I can’t”, I think. But today, it’s because there are simply too many! My heart is full. Faces seem to float to the top of my thoughts. My daughter’s beautiful smile…my family…good friends…a home…a warm bed…having enough. Yes enough. […]

Recently I watched Mystic River, putting it off for months after it’s initial release. From the previews I knew it would be an emotionally painful movie…I had no idea.
From the start of the movie I was uneasy…I could tell… For someone like me it was a given. With dreaded anticipation of […]

So it came to me, with Halloween and all the spirit-hype surrounding it, that we were nearing a day called All Souls Day. Traditionally in church, it is a day to pray for the dearly departed and so I decided to visit my Mother and Aunt to get the names of the long line […]