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Ever since we moved my twinkle has been a little tangled. I have been experiencing some brief moments of clarity and peace, which is better than it was though. Continue Reading »

The Nutcracker…

We didn’t have any money when I was growing up. My mom started to become ill when I was about six and later passed when I was thirteen. My dad was a hard worker but all he ever knew was being a milkman—a profession that become obsolete with supermarkets and convenience stores. There was little money for food let alone lessons of any kind.

Even though I couldn’t take lessons, this didn’t stop my obsession with ballet and dance. I would read books, look at pictures, and dream of gracefully leaping across the stage.

One year, I might have been about ten, I saw that The Nutcracker would be airing on television Christmas night. I wanted to watch this more than anything, so instead of going to my aunt’s house with the rest of the family, I pretended I was sick. Once everyone had left, I ran to my room, put on my little nightgown, pushed back the living room furniture, and waited with excited anticipation.

That magical night I was Clara to an audience of sofas and chairs as I danced around the living room with my rag doll as my nutcracker.

I really try not to write anything that I haven’t experienced myself. I don’t think any of us needs just nice words.

As I look back on my own life, it was often the deep challenges that led to some of the most profound and meaningful experiences–experiences that I wouldn’t trade for anything.

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Anything is possible…

Oy to the world!

You are needed…

My precious Boo who really does have wings now. Continue Reading »

Tangled twinkle?

I’ve been thinking a lot about problems. We all experience them in some fashion and right now many are feeling a heavy weight.  I don’t know if I’d ever say challenges are fun while I am going through them, but I’ve come to see them more as opportunities than problems. It’s through these that I have found great inner treasures. It’s the challenges in life that are often the catalyst causing us to dig deeper within ourself. Continue Reading »

I don’t know why I feel to go here as I don’t usually do this, but I’m gonna take a little deep dive with y’all this morning.

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Love…