when someone dies, you experience the full spectrum of emotion. the expression “heart ache” is true. whether or not it’s an expected death or an unexpected one, it hurts. when my grandpa died it felt like someone had pushed me in the pool or something. i didn’t know which way to go. i didn’t know whether [...]
Archive for July, 2009
8 Jul
in the blink of an eye
i’ve often wished my eyes were cameras where i could snap a photo with a blink. i stare out my window as i drive and see a striking image and in the blink of an eye the image is changed or gone. i look up at the sky and am in awe of the sunsets [...]
6 Jul
we are like recipes
i’m relatively normal. there isn’t overtly outrageous or striking or unique about me at first glance. i’m a 20-something female, i was born into a middle class family in suburban america. i am college educated, i participated in sports and have friends and a car and a cell phone and am blessed beyond belief. so [...]
1 Jul
not to be missed
my dad loaned me the book “Miracle in the Andes” and i honestly wasn’t quite sure what i would think. i have to say, it was one of the best books i’ve read in a long time. i was certainly pleasantly surprised. it’s a true story about a plane full of rugby players from Uruguay [...]
