I’m shooting for the stars to hit the moon Mapping out a course for both my shoes,I’ve already practiced acting like there’s nothing to it. – Jellyrox, Rebel Tide Some days I’m still lost. Some days independence still knocks the breath out of me, and I’m reeling. I’m split. Over two years ago, I cracked,ContinueContinue reading “Floating on a rebel tide: Trying to find the light in mid-December”
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Expressing myself after fundamentalism and legalism
Last Sunday, I introduced my friend Cynthia B. to my favorite movie during my teen years, The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), said to be the highest grossing Disney movie of the 70s. It’s slapstick comedy, but has complex characters. I’ve always admired Dusty, the stage driver. She’s the stabilizing influence for most of the town. When three orphansContinueContinue reading “Expressing myself after fundamentalism and legalism”
He whispers, “I love you.”
You know those moments when God grabs your attention? Seems like it usually happens when you’re not expecting it and you feel wholly unprepared. At least if you’re like me. I’ve been in a sort of introspective mood lately anyway, just thinking about things more deeply than usual. Not depressed – just rather…pensive. And IContinueContinue reading “He whispers, “I love you.””
Fifteen feet from a fox
About a month ago, I stood within about fifteen to twenty feet of a wild fox behind my backyard during a snowstorm — the closest I’d ever come to one of those sleek, elusive creatures, even though many of them live in my neighborhood. That afternoon, I went to let our two smaller dogs, CharlieContinueContinue reading “Fifteen feet from a fox”
End of an era
Last winter, I drove our vacuum cleaner that was just about as old as me down to Goodwill to be donated. Here is my little brother standing beside it just before I loaded it into the car. It might sound silly, but I was felt kind of sentimental about donating it. I have many memoriesContinueContinue reading “End of an era”
Eleanor Skelton 