A Song Not Scored For Breathing

Twenty-one years ago today I nearly died in a birthing room. I've never been able to adequately describe that white diamond like light i...

It's cold out there again. Supposed to be cold until the cows come home. I normally don't gripe about the weather that much. Honest ...

Early, early, way too early, Monday morning. I opened my eyelids and started planning my week almost immediately. My body said, "sleep ...

In our family when one jumps to a conclusion and that conclusion turns out to be wrong, we call it ' eating a hamster .' When the ki...

We arrived over an hour late. We used to be right on time only to be the only ones there. Sometimes for an hour. I'm normally early for ...

" No nine year old daughter of mine would be wearing makeup and dressing like that ." "All that means is that you have differ...

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." Well, this creature is ...

I've been cleaning out the cave we call our bedroom for most of the day. Dearest one just came into the bedroom and asked me why I was d...

She was really trying to be helpful. I was trying to win a round of an online word game. I lost. Moments earlier she had simply rested her h...

"...the things we don't know about a person are the things that make them human, and it made me sad to think that, but sad in that ...

"Out of each of his meditations there always emerges one dead certainty, and this is the fact that he still has a long way to go. ~ The...

I told Chuck that I'd quit my bitchin' about the weather after seeing this video on his blog. Because I've been crabby and cra...

As the sun inches closer to the horizon this morning, the thermometer inches closer to -40C. I'm grateful that I phoned someone last ni...

Because I'm weary and have a mounting sleep debt I'm going to take part in 7 Quick Takes Friday . 1. It's going to be steady at ...

"If your prayer is not enticing you outside your comfort zones, if your Christ is not an occasional 'threat', you probably need...

"When we can see the image of God where we don't want to see the image of God, then we see with eyes not our own." ~ Everythin...

It's off to the doctor today for some pain relief. Good thing I called yesterday. Today is his last in office day until after the New Ye...

Dearest one had a hard time getting one of the vehicles to start this morning. It's -38C with the windchill factored in. Yet, it's c...

Here, north of the 55th paralell, it's a good day to stay inside. There's a cold snap that's running from here right across the ...

The windows are covered from top to bottom this morning with Jack Frost's handiwork. The beautiful patterns intrigue me. It's suppos...