Patience, persistence, perseverance. “Remember – diamonds are created under pressure, so hold on; it will be your time to shine soon.” Sope Agbelius, contemporary Christian writer
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” ― Beatrix Potter
“We all can dance,” he said, “if we find the music that we love.” – Giraffes Can’t Dance, Giles Andreae
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Fugue. noun [from French fugue, an adaptation of the Italian fuga, literally “flight” 1. a piece of music in which one or more short melodies or phrases are introduced by one part and developed by others from time to time with various contrapuntal devices. 2. Psychiatry. A flight from one’s own identity…(Oxford Dictionary) […]
The ocean at this time of day always seemed bigger to Kate, bigger than it really was, although of course, it was big, at any rate. But in the early mornings, the sea seemed so awfully bigger than it did later in the day. Maybe it was that there was nothing against the ocean at […]
Originally written February 20, 2006 She could still feel his lips on hers when Celeste arrived at the restaurant for their lunch date the next day. “Emilie,” her voice fell like a curtain. “Where are you? I’ve been waving at you since the door.” “Here,” Emilie said, and rearranged the cutlery and water glass to […]
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face . . . You must do the thing you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
Outside the sky was grey. Dark clouds hung over the hilltops. You could still see the green, although most have given way to the browns and yellow’s of an old autumn, an autumn that had lasted too long. Spent weeks ago, yet holding on, awaiting the first snowfall – anything to move it forward. Loretta […]
Do you believe in Santa Claus? I do. Miracles are in the air every day. The old man on the street corner His face beaten and weathered. Ancient eyes sink in his head And beg desperately for life. His staff is a shopping cart Carefully parked at his side, Filled with a blanket […]