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Tag Archives: Reflections for Ragamuffins
growing up… growing old. Never!
For all of my adult years, I’ve wanted to know what to be when I grew up. Tom laughs, “Barb, you’ll never grow up.” Now, I have learned… I don’t have to! No one ever really grows up. We’re always … Continue reading
… forgiven… and loved…
I was so angry. I screamed… I could have cried. A dead baby rabbit lay at my feet in Tom’s shop. Soft pieces of fur were scattered around my feet. Our two kittens, sitting nearby were oblivious to the heartbreak … Continue reading
… is it Christmas?
… in me? How long to Christmas?… our small children began to ask the day after Thanksgiving. When will Santa be here? Yours most likely are asking the same question these days. Every two or three days, they ask. No … Continue reading
… in the loss, we find…
Can you imagine that we spend six and a half months of our life looking for things we have misplaced or lost? That translates individually to two and a half days per year. I can’t beleive we lose that much … Continue reading
… i’m not fine, but it’s ok…
“We’re going through a bad patch right now.” I smile as I remember hearing our friend from Bristol, England, express these words over the miles of airwaves that separated us from them in Tennessee. He spoke softly, unashamedly… knowing there … Continue reading
… loved… and liked…
I love the times when Tom cups my face in his hands, his eyes shining, “I sure like you,” he says softly. Now, I know he loves me… there is no doubt; he has been loving me 60 plus years … Continue reading
a journey to now 