cultivating me

is hard.  i not quite sure i how i ever healed my broken hearts and i surely don’t know how to heal another’s.  especially when it is my daughters. today i saw her broken heart as she looked for her good friend to say one last goodbye.  C moved here with her parents over the [...]

I don’t get comments all that often around here and that’s fine.  The comments i do get mean a great deal to me; especially the ones that offer encouragement, support,  and just plain understanding.  I find that these comments come just when I need them and I am always thankful that the universe pays attention [...]

I spent yesterday at The Americana at Brand yesterday with my sweetie.  It was such a fabulous day for so many reasons.  For starters, it was a gorgeous day: sunny near 80 with a slight breeze and just a few fluffly clouds in the sky.  This Americana place is an outdoor shopping center – and [...]

you’re bestest best takes the metro to visit you at your house for the day she and your kids spend the entire afternoon taking a fabulous hike with you to the waterfall in the canyon because you have been wanting to do that for weeks during the hike you get some good time to chat [...]

I learned yesterday that a good friend was recently diagnosed with skin cancer. I cannot at this point in time properly process that information except to know how strongly I feel for her. She is an amazing woman. I have admired her since we first met 7 years ago on the playground of our children’s’ [...]

nothing can cure the funk like a girls night! the total effect was not exactly immediate but i did feel so much better the next morning and, over the last couple of days, the clouds have certainly lifted as i reflect on my time spent just for me. i spent saturday night with my bestest [...]

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle I came across this quote today and immediately thought of someone very special to me. I am so fortunate to have a wonderful true friend in my life. I like to call her my bestest best. She was away [...]