Misplaced longings
January 30, 2019
My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed
My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed
My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, it’s dying. Leaves fell off on
Recently, a number of us gathered at the church for our annual get-together. We play games, eat lots of unhealthy snacks and ring in the
I was 11 when my parents decided to reconcile. We headed out as a family to the Maritimes where most of us were born. We
Looking out my window at a large puddle across the street, I watched as a flock of small birds began to congregate. It was fun
I heard the story about a young woman who, when she was cooking a roast of beef, always cut off one end and put it
I brought my pup to the park this fall. He played fetch and then sat on his haunches mouthing his favourite ball for the longest
I have two pear trees. One produces lovely fruit. The other I can only describe as ugly. This year, for the first time, the pears
My pup likes to help me eat my meals. He wasn’t always that way. It’s my fault. I taught him and now it’s a habit
Long ago, I heard an expression that went like this… ‘Why pray when you can worry?’ It hit home, because it is true. Worry doesn’t
My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed it the other day. I was reading and I heard whining and when I looked
My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, it’s dying. Leaves fell off on the floor until there was hardly anything left. I tried a lot of things through
Recently, a number of us gathered at the church for our annual get-together. We play games, eat lots of unhealthy snacks and ring in the New Year together. I decided to play Scrabble and a friend and her husband joined
I was 11 when my parents decided to reconcile. We headed out as a family to the Maritimes where most of us were born. We visited my grandmother and the next day decided to head over to my uncle’s farm.
Looking out my window at a large puddle across the street, I watched as a flock of small birds began to congregate. It was fun to watch as their fluttering wings made the water bubble. More and more birds joined
I heard the story about a young woman who, when she was cooking a roast of beef, always cut off one end and put it in the oven. One day her husband asked her why she was doing that and
I brought my pup to the park this fall. He played fetch and then sat on his haunches mouthing his favourite ball for the longest time. His tail moved back and forth contentedly. I thought, ‘Now that is happiness!’ Happiness
I have two pear trees. One produces lovely fruit. The other I can only describe as ugly. This year, for the first time, the pears looked … still ugly, but larger. I took one, cut it open and tasted it.
My pup likes to help me eat my meals. He wasn’t always that way. It’s my fault. I taught him and now it’s a habit that I struggle to break him of. The other day, I sat in my rocker
Long ago, I heard an expression that went like this… ‘Why pray when you can worry?’ It hit home, because it is true. Worry doesn’t solve anything. Worry is different than concern. Concern is normal, healthy caring. Worry, is rolling
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