This anger I felt wasn’t about the child at all. It’s inside me and it’s poisoning so many of my relationships. It leaves so little room for compassion. She reached up to wipe a tear from her face. Th...
The beach, the ocean, solitude—these are only a means to help you travel to the true peace and joy inside you. You must carry the magic in your heart, wherever you go.
That’s all any of us can do, my dear. We wake up, bolster our resolve, and rise to face the new day. Or else lie in bed and waste our lives.
That death followed life and life was renewed once again, over and over with the steadiness of the seasons.
Sometimes she's so stuck up she'd drown in a rainstorm.
She left home in a huff of tears and landed in Chicago. That soaring city on Lake Michigan suited her outspoken, rebellious ways more than the delicately mannered, cultured city of Charleston ever had...
She had but one hope. Lord, she prayed, her voice raspy in her tight throat. I’m not here to complain. You know me better than that after all this time. But the Bible says You never close a door witho...
Rather than feel small, however, in this arena she felt part of something much bigger than herself. This gave her both a sense of power and peace.
No knowledge is wasted,
It time for me to shed all my insecurities and fears. Let them fall to the ground. It’s time for me to find my voice and fly.
I accept that I’m feeling afraid at this moment. But it’s only a feeling. I accept it won’t kill me. This feeling is the worst that will happen. I just need to ride it out.
Her fear kept her as caged as her canaries. The glass windows were no different than their metal bars.
A woman does not need to live among many people to be content. She needs but one true companion, one soul mate with whom to share this long journey we call life.
Life, if lived well, was enjoying random acts of kindness that elicited joy from giver and receiver alike. Each time she was reminded of this, she vowed to try to be a better giver than a receiver.
Worry about you, Caretta. You are a strong woman, true enough. But strength without flexibility makes one hard. Come September, when those fierce winds blow in from the sea, those hardwoods crack, spl...
Was flying by, and if she couldn’t find a way to forge bonds between her granddaughters, Mamaw knew that come September, Sea Breeze would be sold, the girls would scatter again, and she’d be sitting o...
See so many things in you, Anne Marie, she said softly, tilting her head as she continued her perusal. The way you move your head a certain way, the breathiness of your voice, the manner in which you...
Caterpillar must shed its skin five times before it forms the chrysalis. The caterpillar doesn’t just change. It completely transforms. The old form dies and the new is reborn. That’s the miracle that...
When she died, what would matter except that she loved and was loved in return?
Treating others with kindness, consideration, and respect was timeless. All should be aware of how their actions affect others in their daily lives. Marriage