Patient Waiting

Patience is a virtue
Possess it if you can.

Seldom found in woman,
Never found in man.
— author unknown.

Those who know me can vouch that I’m not famous for patience.

Never have been.

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Start Seeing Miracles

A few weeks ago, my mom saw a fuchsia hanging basket and she had to have it.

In fact, she had to have two.

What’s not to like about fuchsia? They make lovely pink and purple flowers which cascade delicately over the side of a container.

Hanging fuchsia plant

Hanging fuchsia plant

The day we brought home our find, the “fun” started.

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Lifelong Learning After Graduation

Last year at this time, My Favorite Domer was walking across the stage to accept his university diploma.

I was fretting over everything from the weather (which I couldn’t control) to what to wear (which I could). And somehow, the things I worried about faded into the background, Domer graduated, and flew far from my nest, off to the Land-of-the-North.

Where he’s thrived.

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My Home Away From Home

Sometimes we’re fortunate to find a place we can call ‘Home’ even though we don’t live there.

A place that satisfies our deepest yearnings. That feels so comfortable and ‘right’ we can’t imagine not spending time there.

For me, that place is Gulfport, MS, nestled on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, midway between New Orleans and Mobile.

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Thanks, Mom

Does it sound crazy for me to admit that, as Mother’s Day approaches on Sunday, I feel conflicted over the occasion?

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