thank you mom

It dawned on me the other day that I was having more irritated feelings, when I thought about my mother, than loving ones. This is not new. My mother has had very firm ideas about what was right and wrong, and she never hesitated to express them!  Growing up, we butted heads...a lot. She has…

giving thanks for “no good reason”!

I get up early (4:30 ish) almost everyday. I make coffee, go outside and sit on the porch with my coffee and look at the sky . This morning it was snowing .....again. As I sat there, I was reminded of a "practice" that, when I remember to do it, opens doors inside of me.…