The nightmares have started - not the kind with monsters or zombies, but something much worse - the Back to School Nightmare! And I'm not talking about the kids, but the teachers! I had mine a few weeks ago. I dreamed I was starting at a new school and I was late for my first… Continue reading Nightmares
A birthday celebration
My friends and I were in the heart of Atlanta yesterday, crawling along in traffic by Centennial Park. We had made the drive to go to the Peachtree Roadrace Expo, where we would get our race numbers for the world's largest 10K on Saturday, buy new running gear and take advantage of the free samples.… Continue reading A birthday celebration
Push or Pull?
"Go, Andy, go! Push it, push it!" I was at the middle school track championships, cheering for our Valley Point runners as they each rounded the last curve to finish the 4X400 relay. I know from experience how much hearing your name can give you that extra burst of energy at the end of a… Continue reading Push or Pull?
Covering Up
We're all hiding something. I have been thinking about this ever since our tree man was out a few weeks ago to take away yet another of our big old trees, this one a giant walnut that was uprooted during a bad storm. "That big walnut came down because it was weak on the inside,"… Continue reading Covering Up
Good-bye to the Mighty Hunter
Death always comes when we least expect it. I have sat by my mother and father's bedsides knowing they were at death's door, but still felt a sense of unbelief when the time actually came - they really died? As in, they are not here any more? I always remember how awful the weeks were… Continue reading Good-bye to the Mighty Hunter
Under the Magnolia Tree 