My yard looks like a giant carrot cake frosted with cream cheese. Last night the snow fairies dropped white sugar icing all over the limbs of the trees, the grass and the clay mud that is peeking out of a few places where the white is spread thin. Some of the tree branches are coated in clear ice and the sun makes […]
I want to be a buoy. I want to pop up and be a bright spot in the dark, roiling waters. Some people pull us up. Others pull us down…like fishing weights or sinkers. Even buoys can be pulled under if they have enough sinkers tied to them. When people are near me I hope I can find a way to lift them up, even […]
Every sunrise gives us a chance to start over… every sunset a chance to be thankful for another day of life.
I remember, not that long ago, looking up at the sky and sighing at the beauty of a flock of geese gracefully soaring across the blue, wondering where they were going and what they had seen, and in some small way feeling like, in that moment, I could soar too. Then someone told me that […]
Tomorrow morning I will board another dark-thirty flight, this time to NYC. And there will be adventures all along the way. I will meet new people, see new places, sleep in a different bed, eat amazing food. I will get to hug my little brother and my mom! Miraculously, I will soar through the air on a big, […]
We went to see Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium last night. It is a magical movie, filled with creative truth. If you haven’t seen it yet, RUN don’t walk to the theater! And look for my son’s name, John Caleb Monroe (Assistant to Mr. Helm) in the credits.
Okay, so yesterday I got up at dark-thirty to make a very early flight. I arrived at my brother’s house and spent the day playing with two delightful toddlers and guess what…I’m really tired this morning. So I’m asking myself today; How do I make tired work for me? Since I usually have a hard […]
In relationships, as in most other things in this world, the only thing we can control is ourselves. We can love someone, full out, no holds barred, be careful to give them space and room to grow, know them so well that we can anticipate, then do our best to meet their needs, but how our […]
We went for a ride today. The fall colors are at their peak…so we went to peek. It was amazing! There were bright yellow and red trees decorating the green hillsides like lights on a Christmas tree. I told my husband that the mountains looked like giant sleeping bears. I wanted to reach out and stroke their […]
I planted a bunch of pansies yesterday. I love seeing their little faces all winter long. I’ve heard people call other folks ” a pansy” meaning weak or not brave. I find that strange since the whole reason I plant pansies is because they bloom through the winter months. All winter long I can look […]
Maybe you like doing laundry as much as I do??? Laundry, Chute! A shrill alarm sounds in the hall, then still and quietness. I rush toward the siren call, to rescue my red dress. The latch released, I close my eyes then lunge into the dark, to free the poly-cottons from the hot breath of […]
Robin Prince Monroe 