There’s been a couple of lines of 2 songs that have been running around my head for the last couple of days. Interestingly, both songs come from the soundtrack album for “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure” which most people haven’t heard before. One song is called “The Magic of a Friend”. Here’s the line: “We all can lose our way, that doesn’t mean that’s where the story ends” What […] Read More
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… STOP! It has been snowing off and on for the past 4 days already. We can’t keep up with shoveling our sidewalk. And once people have trampled the snow for a while, it is SO much harder to shovel the stuff off. Will it never end?!
For those of you who know nothing about The Lord of the Rings, let me provide a bit of background. Denethor is the Steward of a kingdom called Gondor. The Steward rules in the king’s absence, though it has been many years since a king has sat on the throne. Bordering the land of Gondor is Mordor. It’s an evil land ruled by a really, really bad guy named Sauron […] Read More
My beautiful daughter turned seven years old today. She is such a joy. She is smart and determined. She is silly and a tease. She loves freely with all her heart. She is our “ray of light” (that’s what her middle name means). I am so blessed to be her mom!
Picture if you will, seven girls running wildly through the house, with peels of hysterical laughter ringing from every corner. This is what I experienced this afternoon. My daughter had her birthday party and had 6 of her friends over to our house for cake, scavenger hunting, crafts, a piñata…and freeze tag. This last was what brought about the uproarious giggling. I couldn’t help but smile. There is nothing like […] Read More
Big cats, in particular (although I love the common house cat as well). While I’d say the tiger is my favourite of the big cats, I love all kinds. They are beautiful, majestic creatures. I love their power and grace. One of the wishes I have always had is for my own pet tiger – I don’t want a watch dog, I want a watch kitty! What creatures do you […] Read More
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and […] Read More
My husband and I watched the movie “12 Years A Slave” tonight. It is based on the true story of a free black man living in the Northern United States who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Southern States in the 1800s. While being a very well done movie, it was not easy to watch. But I think that was the point. The viewer should not be ‘comfortable’ […] Read More
(or perhaps not so little know) I.hate.being.cold. I really really hate it. When asked if I would rather be too hot or too cold I always say “too hot”. I tend to get chilled and sometimes it takes a long time to warm up again. My husband has heard the phrase, “I hate being cold,” more than any other phrase in our marriage (save “I love you”). I’m probably thinking […] Read More
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with […] Read More