Tag: life

The magic remains

The world is a bit less brighter this week, at least here in my little swath of the Midwest. The magic that sparkled has lost its luster, though it remains. My friend Rick has completed his courageous battle with cancer. It wasn’t the completion many were hoping for, but it was the completion that was […]

Holy Week and Random Thoughts

I’ve been a bit unmotivated to sit at my computer and write this week. Well, I should say I’m unmotivated to write when the weather is nice outside and the sun is shining through the office windows that are still grimy and in desperate need of cleaning. But here I sit regardless, watching two of […]

When it becomes too much

I’m currently working on yet another story in my Portals Series. This one is the story of an elemental magician by the name of Taylor who discovers he needs to come to the aid of one of his best friends in life while trying to figure out where his own place is since he rebels […]

A lot can happen in a year

“Even though I said all the things that mattered most / While I held on tight to the end of the rope / I could keep you close, but I couldn’t keep you here / A lot can happen in a year.” ~ Shinedown Three Six Five The first of February is an anniversary for […]

Waiting for peace

It was a year ago that the other half and I were stuck in a period of waiting. We were in the process of closing on our first house, this tiny abode in our little swath of the Midwest. The waiting period was anything but peaceful, as there were stresses, a portion of the roof […]

Continuing the journey

We are in a season of Advent once more. In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are shorter and the nights grow long. In my little swath of the Midwest, snow and chilly weather abound, creating havoc at times. Read any newspaper or even scroll through the comments on social media and it seems that joy, […]

Rest well. Your story has ended

As if this month couldn’t get any weirder….. My uncle died this past Saturday. It was unexpected, at least from my scope of the story, but not entirely unexpected. You see, he was an uncle by marriage, married to my eldest maternal aunt. My memories of him were filled with him being loud and obnoxious […]

Grief comes like a thief

It has taken me days to get words to paper, as it should. This past Saturday night, after saying good bye to one of my besties who had spent the day with us, the other half and I decided to call his dad and stepmother to check in on them. Today, I am grateful I […]

Just when you feel like throwing in the towel

Normally I’d be writing what I call my “sermon reflection” today. But since I skipped church last week due to needing a mental and physical break and never watched the video about it (sorry Pastor Travis!), I don’t have some witty wonderful writing for you about doing unto other and working kindness or love or […]