Chance Encounter ~ The Worth of a Day

Chance Encounter ~ The Worth of a Day

How do you measure the worth of a day when things don’t go as planned?  Mine started off with a missed, then rescheduled and then delayed flight that caused another missed connection. And that caused an unplanned overnight stay at the halfway mark of my trip.  It cost...
Chance Encounter – Teacher Connection

Chance Encounter – Teacher Connection

My husband wanted a “soda for the roada” before we made the trek from Las Vegas back to Bakersfield. While he went to get his Coke, I waited in the car.  But when the little yipping dog hopped from the van next to us, I got out to chat with the family. “That’s a might...
The Ones We Love

The Ones We Love

When the ones we love won’t love themselves, oh, the games our minds can play.  Were we too strict, not strict enough?  Were we a bad example in some way? We must try and remind ourselves that their choices were just that, their choices. We didn’t force them to walk...
Musings from the Tube

Musings from the Tube

A lot of things run through your mind while stuck in an MRI tube.  The timeframe for a single procedure is about 30 minutes, but I was having both hips done, so I would be on my back for at least an hour. My medical facility has a mobile unit located just outside the...
Chance Encounter – Hugs

Chance Encounter – Hugs

      My children have gotten used to me talking to just about everyone that crosses my path. I was on a lunch date with my daughter, and we had just sat down at our table when I said, “I’ll be right back. I see someone I need to hug.”      Looking slightly concerned...
Doors

Doors

I wanted to move to Colorado.  I wanted to be closer to my parents if they needed me.  I loved the idea of mountains, lakes, clean air and a quieter place to live.  So, when I planned a visit to see the folks, I extended the timeframe to include house hunting. I had...