Tag: fear
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It’s All About The Mornings After
When people get married, they can’t conceive of what life will be like way down the line. Say, forty years. John and I celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary this past Sunday. (Yes, I was seven when we got married.) We couldn’t know what being together that long would look like. Not on our wedding day.…
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Maybe You Need To Try Another Tree
“How do you learn to climb a tree, Nana?” Isley was staring up into the branches of a large-limbed live oak tree. Head cocked way back.Very tall tree. Very small girl. “You try. You just start climbing. It might not be easy, but you won’t learn if you don’t try.” She pondered that. She looked…
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Will Anybody Come Out And Play With Me?
I”m not particularly fond of being alone. Being a twin predisposed me to having a companion much of my first couple of decades. A fact for which I was grateful. Even then I recognized I was better with people than by myself. I’ve shared a room with someone most of my life. My last year…
Tip of My Iceberg 