Unplug and Connect
Too many cords threaten to strangle the life right out of me. Cords for laptops. Cords for smart phones. Cords for Ipods. Cords for gaming systems and flat-screen TVs and all sorts of kitchen appliances invented for making life faster and easier. We are able to pack more into our days like never before because […]
Desert of Life
Flying into Tucson, I looked down and saw brown. Lots of brown ground with not much that I would call pretty—not like Wisconsin in the spring where budding trees splash green against robin’s egg blue sky, and purple and yellow are pushing through with crocus and daffodil. I have come to the desert. Dry and dusty. The mountains blur in the haze […]
Son Spots
She lay there limp, resting in warmth of morning sun pouring through east window, spilling onto bedroom floor. She found the one small spot and she laid herself down—basking, soaking, resting. And I watched her. For moments I watched her eyes closed in slumber, warm rays soothing. And she looked at peace to me. Complete […]