Upstate New York is finally paying for the lovely October – okay, so there was one small snow storm, beautiful November and almost pristine December weather that was had. It is January, a new year, a new decade and evidently a new weather trend – cold. What is one to expect when living in Upstate… Continue reading Baby, It’s Cold Outside
I was over at Momalom.com and found Jen had posted her “best” posts for each month she had been blogging in 2009. She managed to borrow the idea from Scary Mommy and I want to be sure everyone gets credit. I decided to sit down today and go back over what I had written about… Continue reading My 2009 in Blog Review
The Memories The memories are there In the back of my mind Making me gasp At a very strange time The memories are there As I climb in and out of bed Of those final looks Of those final words said The memories are there As I run on these roads Of the support I… Continue reading Poetry – The Memories
A former colleague of my father’s put it best in a short blog entry for the first of the new year. She entitled it “Fresh Starts.” I was so taken by it in its truth and simplicity, I shared it on Facebook. Now I want to share it here with you, my readers. It is… Continue reading What Is Best About A New Year?
I Prayed Today I prayed today I prayed for a woman I don’t know A woman who is suffering A woman who is like Mary I prayed today I prayed for a woman I do know A woman who is suffering A woman who is like Mary I prayed today I prayed for a dear… Continue reading Poetry – I Prayed Today
The last year of this decade was a huge one for me personally. I did not sit down at the end of December 2008, as I normally would, and review the past year and set expectations for the year to come. I let 2009 roll in and through on its own. Parts of that were… Continue reading 2009 in Personal Review
Just a heads up for those of you following my blog, I have joined NaBloPoMo and will be writing an entry a day for the month of January. This may be a stretch for me as I have had some turmoil in my life the last two days and all I want to do each… Continue reading Best of the Decade?
I try to measure most of my goals. I have, for the last two years, wanted to run 1000 miles over the course of the year. This year I came as close as I have ever come. I ran 800.13 miles over the course of this year. As I look at my running, I see… Continue reading Fitness for the Future
The original thought for this post was going to be to discuss what contributions you can make. Unfortunately, with the end of the year upon us, I am afraid that everyone is going to be thinking the contributions that help with your taxes – those things that have to be done in the new year.… Continue reading Your Contributions
The night is half over Yet sleep is elusive The night is half over Yet I lie awake My breathe comes in sharp jags Not whole, not partial, just jagged My eyes are swollen but will not shut The night is half over Yet I write
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