Well, Thanksgiving is behind us, and we all know what's coming next. We've only been prepping since July. The snow and cold and bad drivers. Holiday pressures and forced family time. Gosh, old me used to be so negative about holidays, but I think there is something to preserving traditions. I am beginning to think that it's not about forgetting or erasing the past but maybe learning to coexist with it until you become accepting of what it was, the past. We don't let the past

I'm having an inRhymes moment right now! My playlist of favorites on shuffle, my coffee is hot, and the smoke rolls off my lips like a sigh of relief. Gratitude for my life. There is something about the Thanksgiving season that makes me nostalgic. My hair is a mess, and I didn't shower yesterday because I had nowhere to be or go. There is no one around to need me like it used to be. My kids are grown and living life by their own rules. My dog is in Heaven, and I hope he

That is really what the story is about, served with a side of faith, that one day the world will be a safer place where it is ruled by love and not so much hate.

I was thinking about all the things I am working on and in trying to determine a winning timeline, how long is soon? What a vague word when trying to set an actual length of time for this word. Coming soon. According to AI and in summary of "it can mean minutes, hours, days or even months", "depending on what is being discussed". - and the key take away "is the duration is subjective and depends entirely on context". A new book, coming soon. A new idea, coming soon. The w