How to find joy in the face of sorrow…

admin | October 22, 2004

My cousin Jessica was born with a hole in her heart and missing a heart valve.  She wasn?t supposed to live very long and was on the heart/lung transplant list for a long time, until she apparently was no longer a candidate.  She lived a lot longer than they thought she would, and did a [...]

Heather Is Neurotic

admin | October 19, 2004

There are many things I worry about.
 
I worry about bad things, usually I worry about them happening to those I love, but sometimes I worry about them for myself as well.
 
I feel it well up inside, that sense of impending doom.  Words, worries, dangers, swirl around inside my busy little brain:
 
Mad cow disease
Kidnappers
Child molesters
Home invasion [...]

Swing Low

admin | October 14, 2004

Jade toots away on her flute?then her recorder?then whistles.  She seems to know every song in her little book.  ?Swing low sweet chariot?? I am singing along in my head as she changes from that to ?Three Blind Mice? then to some French song ? ?If you live in Paris, you must parle Francis??
Will has [...]

Old Song

admin | October 13, 2004

I love older songs sometimes.  Yesterday I listened to Journey sing “Faithfully” as I sat in my truck and watched the shadows of tree branches and leaves dance on the asphault. I thought of my early days of knowing Robert. 
When were were eating lunch Monday after his dental appointment I sat across the table from him and told [...]