the greatest love…

If memory serves me correctly, the Bible teaches that…”There is no greater love than that a man lay down his life for another.” As Father’s Day approaches I can’t help but think of the men… Read More

reality check…for college grads

Eleven years ago when my daughter decided not to pursue a college degree, opting instead to train for a career in ballet, I had to do some mighty fancy footwork of my own… Read More

sunshine…in my heart

I may live in an area where skies are gray more months than I care to admit…10 out of 12. I may get rained upon more often than I’d like. The cold may… Read More

a fine line…

Acknowledging female beauty has always been at the forefront of society. There’s a subconscious standard where women are rated on a scale of 1 to 10. Bo Derek was labeled a “10″ in… Read More

there but for the grace of god…

Children the world over are often the victims of adult sexual fantasies, beginning with their immediate support group of relatives, friends, and family acquaintances. Whether such unwanted advances are seen through to fruition,… Read More

non-profit hospitals offer financial assistance…???

Learned something new while watching ABC World News tonight with Diane Sawyer. Seems a woman who owed a hospital $27,000 was on the verge of losing her house. With the help of an… Read More

an opinion…to ponder

another’s opinion, rationally voiced…as deserving of respect…as our own…hugmamma.

in loving memory…of lives lived…not lost…

  Life…and death…have a way of slowing down the rat race. When we seem certain that the nuts and bolts in our daily lives are running smoothly, the machinery in our little world…our… Read More

weekly photo challenge: future tense #2

look up…a new day dawns…hugmamma.

weekly photo challenge: future tense

…joie de vivre…until the end…hugmamma.

precious, precious…sunshine

Just left the blog of friend and fellow blogger…pocket perspectives. Her post on sunshine  stirred up wonderful memories of my 27-year-old. http://pocketperspectives.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/you-are-my-sunshine-so-much-potential-sunshine-in-our-lives-each-day/#comment-8635 Her birthday’s tomorrow.  “You are My Sunshine” was the song we dubbed… Read More

springtime…when all things turn to fanciful-ness

I tend to decorate to the nines. What I can’t fit inside my four walls…is relegated to a space in the great outdoors. Not only does my yard abound with the normal tchotckes,… Read More

harsh reality…

…the name of a blog created just this year. I invite you to go take a peek…if you dare… http://aopinionatedman.com The blog’s author is quite opinionated as you might guess, but he does… Read More

rare breed of men…

Governor Cuomo of New York and Governor Hickenlooper of Colorado deserve thunderous applause.  They have stood up to gun rights activists who refuse to reign in the ability of individuals to massacre others… Read More

cut from the same cloth…

Someone paid me the nicest compliment early this morning and literally made my day. The unexpected bouquet of fragrant words was sent me by a perfect stranger…Don. After the slew of emails we… Read More

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  • “the human connection” by ashley montagu and floyd matson

    "Human communication, 'as the saying goes, is a clash of symbols' it covers a multitude of signs. But it is more than media and messages, information and persuasion; it also meets a deeper need and serves a higher purpose. Whether clear or garbled, tumultous or silent, deliberate or fatally inadvertent, communication is the ground of meeting and the foundation of community. It is, in short, the essential human connection."
  • dance no matter what…

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