No matter how many times I listen to it, George Strait’s song “The Breath You Take” always makes my eyes well up. I sit here at my desk, listening to my music as I work — and it hits me (for the millionth time): Time simply does not heal the absence of a father in [...]

It’s Groundhog Day! Apparently, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow — meaning we will have 6 more weeks of Winter. Given the so-called Winter we’ve been having, I haven’t the slightest idea what that means. Will it finally rain? Or will we continue to have beautifully sunny weather? Shadow or not, my plants refuse to believe that [...]

The dawn is breaking A light shining through You’re barely waking And I’m tangled up in you, yeah I’m open, you’re closed Where I follow, you’ll go I worry I won’t see your face Light up again Even the best fall down sometimes Even the wrong words seem to rhyme Out of the doubt that [...]

I left the chiropractor’s office happy, completely pain free, with a spring in my step that has been missing for many years. I drove home to get YaYa for tutoring, drove him to the appointment, then drove to the store for our dinner. I was in now hurry as I had a full hour to [...]