Category Archives: Essays

Rain Puddles In Heaven

Rain Puddles In Heaven Have you jumped in a rain puddle lately? Have you even noticed them? Do you think there are rain puddles in heaven? So often we get caught up in our own concerns; we get caught in the trap of our busy lives, in the tangled web of our own routines, and in the worries and… Read More »

The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith It was as if time was frozen;  fragments of what once was seemed now as shards of broken glass that lay scattered all around me. I pounded on the anvil, large plumes of smoke rose up from the forge and sweat poured from my face. I reached for the tongs and pulled the glowing shapeless mass… Read More »

Bridges

Bridges Once there was a time when I could hear the sound of birds singing and feel the warmth of the sun washing over me – and the beauty of a blossoming spring touched my soul and raised my spirits and brought the light of happiness into my life. This morning for reasons unknown to me, I’ve plucked… Read More »

MoonPie

I Bought a MoonPie Last night I was thinking about the way I eat. Like most other health-conscious people, I stupidly try to eat healthy food. But last evening, logic took hold of my brain and I began to look at my eating habits in a more cosmic way. What the heck am I doing to myself eating… Read More »

It’s Okay to Be a Prune

Looking for MoonPie? Sorry about that. Please click here to read MoonPie It’s Okay to Be a Prune “The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” ~ George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) I was… Read More »

Raincrows

Today was a rainy, unseasonably chilly day in May. I waited most of the day for the rain to stop so that I could take my daily walk. I’ve always liked to walk but just in the past couple months I’ve become an avid walker; motivated by recent health problems and spurred on by my Georgian friend, I… Read More »