The calendar in North America states spring starts in a couple of weeks. South Florida, however, has to be different. First, our “winter” is more like spring than winter. It is like Florida got attached to the Continent to add a bit of the sub-tropics to North America. There are few areas of the United States, that reach as far south as Florida juts into the Atlantic Ocean.
Continue reading “Spring or Summer?”Attending an event this past weekend, I reconnected with family and friends. We’d lost track of each other over the last several years. It was a sad gathering to celebrate the life of one suddenly taken. In the chatter, we updated each other. It was good to catch up with loved ones who’ve moved away or moved on with life’s growth.
Continue reading “Undercurrents”
National Novel Writing Month is back. November 1, 2021, I face the challenge of writing a novel in a month. Some people run marathons and others compete in games. This challenge for authors is our form of competition. But we compete with one’s self. It is a solitary marathon of words with the prize being finishing 50,000 words in a new novel in thirty days.
Continue reading “Write Now!”
There is still a lot of talk of the “new normal,” “returning to normal,” and “there is no going back to normal.” What does this mean? I have questions; What is normal? What is normal for me and what is normal for you? Since when was my normal or yours no longer normal?
Continue reading “Normal”
Praise God! The Bishop opened the Churches in South Florida! Sunday I attended Mass in person for the first time in three months. We, the Body of Christ, were back facing down fear for Faith. It had me questioning the price of security! Continue reading “Where is My Security?”
Darkness descended over Milly’s Realm. I kept my head up against the wind. The Strength of the Most High supported me and protected my flank. The storm clouds became black with greed, lies, and corruption. Sickness invades and death follows. Fear runs rampant through the inhabitants. We hide our faces. The economy crashes and jobs are lost. Continue reading “Lessons from Darkness”
Milly’s world awakes in a dreamscape. The darkness of five a.m. gives way to the streaks of sunrise. The days run together as I repeat the same routine every day. It is hard to remember it is a workday, a Wednesday. Continue reading “Quarantined in Milly’s Realm”
During the storm thinking muddles and I battle fear and pain. Once the storm passes, peace settles in the atmosphere. The sky clears to a bright blue. I survey the debris. The actions needed fall into place. God provides the tools I need and I get back to work. Continue reading “Finding Peace”
What a week! I wasn’t sure I would make it through the battle. In the middle of last week, God gave me a scripture. His gift was Psalms 62:6-9: Continue reading “The Cabin in the Woods”
Milly Really! 