We drove over to Palestine to eat some local BBQ at a down-home Texas place called the Pint and Draft House. The fried green tomatoes, I tell you, did not disappoint. A distinctive smokehouse aroma wafted by now and again and a black cat selectively chose who’s patio table she’d curl up under next. And … Continue reading Fried Green Tomatoes →

It was a peaceful place for an afternoon visit to a Shelby County cemetery in eastern Texas. An old black and white of our family decedents bore the images of relations we’d never met. Their stories had been newly discovered by a family member they’d never met either. One in their future still yet to … Continue reading We Found Them →

On the rainy early morning of the eve of Christmas eve ~ enjoying the perfect stillness before the sun rises and a busy day begins. I LOVE this time of day! But the raindrop serenade isn’t keeping time at all with the ticking of the clock. It’s out of sync. Off the beat. And yet … Continue reading Beating in Time →

How to describe the expression on this lovely face. Is it pensive or disinterested? Deep in thought or disengaged? Where’s the evidence of her feelings and what thoughts may be traveling through her mind? No upturned smile, no raised brow. For all intents and purposes her expressionless gaze may well be interpreted as emotion-less, giving … Continue reading Hearts On Fire →

A container’s label, whether fancy or plain, descibes what’s inside, what the ingredients are, whether organic or toxic or sugar free or corn syrup filled, maybe nutrient dense or chemically laden. We label weed killer and lipstick and whipped cream and each other. What if you and I each came with a label that described … Continue reading What Comes First →

Praise. Adoration. Submissive surrender. Maybe it was all three and my thoughts told me that was why the woman I saw on the side of the road had her hands up. Why else do we raise both hands simultaneously? Think about it, work this out with me here for a moment. When we raise ONE … Continue reading Drive By →

Some of us are open; freely sharing all the good there is within—all the treasures, all the wisdom, all the tiny bits of gemstone beauty. Openly sharing, openly giving, openly bringing the good that we possess to light the world around us. Some of us are more reserved; holding the most valuable, ruby-jeweled truths inside, … Continue reading Open →

The main thing was getting home. The few days away from my usual schedule had come to an end and the road leading back to my everyday life was a-callin'. This wasn’t the first time someone told me I HAD to stop in on this little place the next time a road trip led me … Continue reading Detour →

Public Service Announcement It’s still fall, y’all. Autumn is still in full force for another fourteen gloriously crisp-aired days. But wait, if that’s so, then where have the all the pumpkins gone? All the heaped up piles of rustling leaves, the raggedy scare crow and dried up stalks of corn? I tell myself its over … Continue reading Fourteen Days →

Do you see what I see? How the ivy reaches out for its wall-bound companions? How the Bird of Paradise directs its growth towards these two doing their best to bloom where they’re planted? The longer I contemplate that downward swoop of the ivy the more my thoughts turn toward a person or two from … Continue reading Turn Towards →