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The Grandmother Christmas Dilemma

I love being a grandma. At Christmas time is puts a whole new twist to the experience as I search for the kinds of gifts our grandchildren might like. We have 25 now, with one more on the way. Someone once ask if I knew what all their names were.... We laughed at that, but it is an awakening moment when we don't even know what their favorite color is, or what their letter to Santa might have included. The real challenge comes with being careful not to empty out the bank account. And the diversity in their sex, ages and likes puts it on a roller coaster of thrills, dips and turns. It could become an impossible task if boundaries aren't clearly established... My husband is always reminding me that the grandmother is not the mother of the child. I think as a grandmother, it's not so much how much is spent as it is with time spent in making it special. Giving it a personalized touch. Made with love. This year I chose to do pillowcases.... It totally fit into the category of p...
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SUICIDE: The Tragedy under the Dark Cloud of NO HOPE

Some life experiences cause us to stop, look and really listen. In our normal day to day existence, we wonder what we could do for someone who is struggling. Maybe we struggle from time to time ourselves. I once heard that there is just a small window of severe hopelessness where troubled people go when discouragement takes over and self destructive thoughts consume. Given the right intervention at the right time, tragedy miraculously can be avoided. I know, at least for my younger brother by just 15 months, he felt like the world would be a better place without him.... He just wanted to fly. To be rid of his struggles once and for all. Two failed marriages, alcohol and drug addictions, children that didn't want much to do with him, strained relationships with family members who were disappointed and unhappy being let down because of failed responsibility and continued unreliability. How do we help people that are in that realm of discouragement and hopelessness? After my brother...
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Objectively speaking about Autumn leaves......

It’s a bit blistery outside today. Yesterday was spent part of the day clearing autumn leaves into a collection location…. today…..well, let's just say, can’t tell I did a thing out there…. I do love trees, but until they finish shedding their leaves, we are going to be on no speaking terms. My goodness. My OCD tendencies are coming to the surface a bit, I guess. But still love this time of year. And happy for the rustling of leaves in the wind and a little rain. Yesterday we had our Asst Police Chief honored in his funeral services held at our church building (he died of complications from stroke and aneurysm). Sad deal. Anyway, down at our church the street and paths are lined with dozens of American flags. And up at the cemetery as well. While we were up there walking yesterday morning, there were police vehicles all over the place. It was a beautiful day, too. One frequent exercise gentleman ask us what all of the commotion was about…. It’s all quite a tribute to this man ...
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The Elusive Acorn

The Elusive Acorn  Lately I have had a fascination for acorns…. and at the risk of sounding less than intelligent, I even looked up on the internet to see what I could find out about Acorn Trees…..Seriously…..there is no such thing as an acorn tree. Acorns come from Oak Trees. (I was a little embarrassed) Oak trees are those solid trees that have their own aura of strength and majesty that produce small little acorns. DreamWorks Animation has some fun little clips about how important the acorn is to one little prehistoric delusional squirrel-like creature. (DearmWorks believes that great stories inspire great possibilities.) I love watching their creations about this little squirrel always trying to hold onto the elusive acorn. Hold onto it as though it was the most prized possession in all the world. Made me start thinking about a few things…. Like what kind of acorns am I trying to find or hold onto? Is it always just out of my grasp? Because of all the distractions and c...
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