Daddy’s angel

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The angel came and sat next to me as I watched the ocean waves come in and out, in and out. Just sitting still to listen to nature's pulse relaxed my breath until, slowly, every breath was in unison with the waves rolling in and wetting my feet, then receding again. I chose this visual as I rested in the guest bedroom of a friend's lake cabin to finally process all that had gone before me in the previous weeks. I welcomed this opportunity that had somehow escaped me, even in moments alone at … [Read more...]

Just Being Prepared or Programming it in?

My parents recently gave us their water cooler. We were thrilled as we had stopped buying bottled water to be better stewards for the environment and this now gave us cool, great tasting water all the time. It also gave me peace of mind that water supply was now more in our control if I kept a few jugs on hand in the garage in addition to ones that we drink regularly. Upon hearing my relief about that, my daughter asked me "WHY?" So I explained why I felt this way as briefly as I … [Read more...]