A Penny’s Worth of Love

My friends’ pet passed away today.  Tov was his name.  Tov was a hedgehog, and Tov will be missed.
Kel and Leanne Penny are Tov’s parents, and they are wondeful, loving parents. 
How do I know this?  Because their love of Tov exceeds rational behavior.

Texas Turmoil: A Boomer Sooner Take

Yes, I am a Sooner.  No, I do not like Texas.  However, due to the impending hurricane, which I hope causes minimal havoc and damage, and to the emotional uncertainty of a certain Texas football player, I cannot turn ESPN or the news on without Texas on the tips of tongues.  Most of the time [...]

Finding My Rhythm

There’s a song that I’m singing, but I can’t remember the words,
A melody I’m swaying to, feeling awkward and absurd.
You’re asking me to dance with you, but our moves just aren’t the same,
You’re moving fast and smooth and fine, while I trip over my own feet in shame.

Museum of Me

Buy a ticket, enter in, roam the rooms, haunt the halls.
Are you in the mood for something sweet and serene?
Maybe you’d like to interpret the tear-stained walls,
Or grab some coffee as you take in the scene.
Take your time, settle in, find a niche.
Let the melody linger as the memories mingle,
Full of all these years, deep and [...]

What She Sees

She asked herself this morning, “Who am I going to be?”
The reflection was all she could see.
“But is it me?”
She closed her eyes, took a breath, “One, two, three.”
Same stranger staring through her invisibility.
“Would seven years be worth setting myself free?”
She turns away, goes out the door, hoping she might see,
Another view, the girl she [...]

Proud to be an American

Anyone who has sang those words with any kind of passion, knows that it is easy to let the emotion overtake you.  I can remember several times trying to choke out some of the heartfelt words, and as I was watching last night’s episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which we DVR’d so it was on [...]

Draw Me Close

Draw me close to You,
never let me go.
I lay it all down again to hear You say that I’m Your friend.
You are my desire,
Nothing else will do.
No one else can take Your place,
To feel the warmth of Your embrace.
Help me find a way to bring me back to You.
You’re all I want.
You’re [...]

Crying Out

I work at Wilmore Daycare Center in Wilmore, KY.  This is a very small town, Mayberry, if you will, and it is literally at the end of the road.  Leave Wilmore and you will drive into the Kentucky river.  As you can imagine most people know each other quite well and all their kids play together, [...]