The Ultimate Mother’s Day
Spatula in hand, she sadly looks at the cake sagging on one side by about an inch. Slathering more frosting to that side of the cake helps it look more even, but then in a few moments, the extra weight causes more sagging. Looking at the picture on the recipe and then at the cake […]
Unrude Awakening – A short story
It is 7:20 a.m. as she stares incredulously at the human being descending the stairs as if he has weights on his feet. Could he truly have come from her womb, this silent human who slithers about the house, fuels up from the GE refrigerator, and drops word bombs that send his siblings crying from […]
The Art of Waiting
How well do you qâvâh (ka-va)? There is an art to it, you know. My mother could qâvâh better than anyone I know. I try to qâvâh like my mom, but I struggle. Qâvâh is Hebrew for wait, and it carries the connotation of lingering or tying oneself around another person or idea. My mother […]
Unknowledge ≠ Unresults
The idea of building the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, was conceived in 1160 by Maurice de Sully. Three years later, the foundation was laid; however, construction took approximately 200 years. De Sully was long gone before the manifestation of his inspiration. He never saw the completed structure. Did you catch that? Construction took […]
Windows and Wagging Tails
Do you ever feel like some things just don’t make sense? I am a reasonably intelligent human being and I’m older (I prefer to leave the -er on that word) with experience on my side, BUT there are still some things I cannot figure out. Before I continue, let’s stop and think about that three-letter […]
An Incomplete Easter Story
Holding the gun, aimed at the perpetrator, William knew he needed to make a decision. He had never aimed at a real person before, but he knew he was an accurate shot. Would he be charged or exonerated? What would happen to his family if he didn’t shoot? If he did shoot? Suddenly his target’s hand moved […]
Bat Terror
Our small children had been constantly bickering all day, and I was at my wits end. I had tried absolutely everything I could think of and the fighting only increased. When my husband arrived home, I put him in charge of the little feisty people so I could prepare dinner. He tried lecturing, making them […]
The Delusion of Perception
Perception: the way we view something based on feeling; our mindset Delusion: something that is believed to be true, but is actually false When I was 16, I was empowered with a driver’s license. Now that I’m out of danger of being grounded, I will admit that a couple of times I floored the accelerator […]
Please Don’t Check the Casket!
Do you ever wonder what people will say about you at your funeral? I think about that occasionally. I must admit that I spend more time planning for the possibility of being in a nursing home; in fact, I have left specific instructions to my girls concerning a few issues. They are sworn to secrecy, […]
The Amaranthine Life of Words
Ten sentences, 271 words. The man who spoke them felt his speech was a big flop. When he finished, the applause did not begin immediately and was not enthusiastic. However, the impact of those 271 words took root in the minds and hearts of those who heard them, and that speech became the vision of […]