I have a grandmother (the grandkids call her baba) who turned in her gray hair for a red-brown dye job.  Instead of sweet loving words, she cusses a lot and has an inordinate amount of energy. Her tiny frame carries enough energy to match two 5 year-olds jacked up on mountain dew and Pixy Sticks. 

When Sunlight glows through the curtains, I can sometimes catch the breeze making fabric jellyfish swaying with the slightest movement in the room.  It’s as if the sun can even make the curtains come alive with its unrestrained glow.  The energy quietly pouring through the windows makes my insides light up like a lightning bug

When Sunlight glows through the curtains, I can sometimes catch the breeze making fabric jellyfish swaying with the slightest movement in the room.  It’s as if the sun can even make the curtains come alive with its unrestrained glow.  The energy quietly pouring through the windows makes my insides light up like a lightning bug

She took a deep breath as she changed her gaze from casual conversation eye contact to dont-look-away-this-person-is trying-to-say-something-meaninful eye contact.  I tend to feel shy when people look at me with that intensity.  It’s as if my soul suddenly becomes visible and available. She spoke.  “I used to think I was strong enough to overcome

She took a deep breath as she changed her gaze from casual conversation eye contact to dont-look-away-this-person-is trying-to-say-something-meaninful eye contact.  I tend to feel shy when people look at me with that intensity.  It’s as if my soul suddenly becomes visible and available. She spoke.  “I used to think I was strong enough to overcome

I don’t know you yet but we have 364 first dates to get to know each other.  So far….similar to 2013, you’re pretty much the same.  Except snowier.  So we’re not off to a good start. But I still have hope that we’ll get along. I hope that I’ll start to build a relationship with

I don’t know you yet but we have 364 first dates to get to know each other.  So far….similar to 2013, you’re pretty much the same.  Except snowier.  So we’re not off to a good start. But I still have hope that we’ll get along. I hope that I’ll start to build a relationship with

When I was a little girl, my grandfather would put his hand up to my nose, pull it away quickly, and  show me his fist with his thumb sticking out in a way that looked like the end of my nose.  He would smile and say, I’ve got your nose. I never really thought I

When I was a little girl, my grandfather would put his hand up to my nose, pull it away quickly, and  show me his fist with his thumb sticking out in a way that looked like the end of my nose.  He would smile and say, I’ve got your nose. I never really thought I