Helping

October 5, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Help others.There is always someone for whom you can make a difference,no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Image mine

Uh…Okay?!

September 30, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

The twins went to school…for a day. Mom and I celebrated with lunch out, except then one got sick and so only one boy got on the school bus while the other lingered home, and when he was finally feeling better, the other 4-year-old came down with a cold. Of course, the first day we […]

Notes to a younger self

September 28, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You matter:that which gives us life(call it as you will)does not judge –know that you are precious,accepted, and loveable. Image mine

Whose Body Is This?

September 26, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I play with photographs, overlaying images to create a new outcome. When this image appeared my response was visceral. I hadn’t realized how much rage I was sitting on. How is it that state and church still try to control women’s bodies? And in who’s archaic mind is this acceptable? Monday morning rant.

Red Maple Leaves

September 23, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Pick a topic.

Receive

September 21, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Receive goodness:life is about balance –giving and receiving.You will feel tempted to give, give, give,but will never feel the joyuntil you learn how to receive as well. Art mine

Autumn Sky

September 19, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There is a silken quality to the autumn sky – such allure in those looming clouds…Our household, like the seasons, seems to be in continual flux. I am craving a return to solitude.Time for art and more writing. The sky seems to say: Stay alert! Change is coming. We all knows how this goes. Autumn […]

Kindness

September 14, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Extend kindness to all:doesn’t matter who they are,nor what they might have done to you.Trust me on this –you never know what life might bring back to you,and you will always be glad you did. Image mine

Briefly

September 12, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A family wedding, the arrival of a new Canadian/ Ukrainian baby, and a picnic to welcome our newcomers has kept me away. Celebration is a much welcome emotion. Pictured is 9 year-old Vasylisa, celebrating her heritage. Cheers all!

Nature through my lens

September 9, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Summer’s vibrancy draws me to capture the mood. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: nature

Present Distance

I’ve lived the fog of distance –life’s highway a series of hillsdestination without promise Have learned that acceptance gains perspective,that climates change, and hope sustains,and that in the stillness dreams renew. Now I travel quieter paths, appreciatespace, have surrendered to a slower pace –certain that this too will change. (image my own)

Floral Balm

Of Trauma Born

Goodbyes tarnishfaith, like ashesscattered My heart grows dismissal,craves a balm of connectionseeks quiet harbour Remind me what it feels like to be safebreath nurturing life,love a rhythmic flow In meditationI reach for peaceimagine salvation But this wayward chaosunrestrainedcements me in doubt Tainted intentionsI lift up to the Universea tempest without hope My soul incubates malicea […]