Church. Haven't been in a while. Been with God pretty well every minute of every hour of every day, that's the flip side. Through the last year, the last fifty-four, leaning heavy on God's presence, the idea, the support, the release. Talk to God, it's a healing, freeing, release. Release from the bondage of worry, …
Month: February 2021
Sing Along
Enjoy the music? Sing along, the best way to feel it. I was in the kitchen with my younger daughter the other day, and she was quietly singing a song from the movie, Trolls. Can you guess which one? Yep, the same one I posted the lyrics for this week...”Get Back Up Again”... Such a …
Groove
Find it, it's a magical thing. Sometimes called The Zone, if you prefer. But I prefer the groove. Sitting in the rocker, feet up, evening time, lights low, music playing softly in the background. Jazz playing, older genre, World War II era maybe. Trying to find the groove, feeling it's there, but fleeting, difficult to …
Lyrics Post: “Get Back Up Again”
So good, this message. Sung to millions of millions upon millions more children. Through a fun, full-length feature film called "Trolls." Oh so SO GOOD. Simple message. Face the music. Do your best. Keep going. Fall down? Get back up again. "Get Back Up Again"(from "Trolls" soundtrack) I really hope I can do it'Cause they're …
Thought Box
The THOUGHT BOX. Not sure where this idea originated, but it's one I've used with the kids since they seemed open to it. I apply the concept to bad dreams, primarily...or at least that's where it started. Now I apply it even more liberally, to things they are scared of, worried about. Here’s how it …
Edge Redux
Sometimes it’s razor sharp, tender to touch. Sometimes from the dark, from the deep it shows itself, the edge. From the edge, on it, uncertain, something like despair. You reach out, call out, searching, hoping for relief. The mind chases, words racing in, filling every space. The rubbing, grinding, down to an edge, leaving you …
Super Lu
My X-factor, as I often refer to her; at least I did, when she was little. The thought comes to mind still. She is our third child and second daughter, a bit of a surprise (to me, anyway)...and then all the joy and beauty and sass and pure goodness I could hope for. I've said …
God’s Work
This concept comes to mind often for me. When am I closest to God? When am I doing what God wants me to do? When am I truly aligned? Sometimes it seems obvious, immediate, powerful. Like watching my son run along the beach. Or standing in the ocean with him, teaching him to hold his …
Beach
Funny thing, the beach. Timeless, the waves, the sound, the water never stops. Here with family, a little break, celebrating birthdays. Time with the kids, our reduced family, COVID-style. Would that we could be a bigger group, but the pandemic demands a different path. All the same, the beach is our friend. The ocean is …
Family
My mom used to say it, “family is most important.” It seemed like hyperbole when I was a teenager. Of course family is important, I thought, but so is spending time with other friends, doing fun things, etc. Typical teenager thoughts, young person thoughts, natural. I thought at the time my mom was trying to …
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