Tag Archives: love

In the moment

Posted on December 7, 2011 by pathfinder

I’ve only had one panic attack that I know of or can remember vividly.  It happened less than a week after my son died.  I had gone to the kitchen, my husband, daughter and sister were in the den.  I … Continue reading →

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Dear Son,

Posted on December 5, 2011 by pathfinder

I can’t find the right words to describe this process.  Sometimes it is like being in a vehicle going 150 mph, the world seems to be flashing past and I can’t focus on it anymore.  I wake up and it … Continue reading →

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December 2, 2011

Posted on December 2, 2011 by pathfinder

I have gone blank this morning.  It is December the 2nd.  Officially five months. Yesterday, for whatever reason, I did not end up in tears until the end of the day, in bed.  It is like I cannot go to … Continue reading →

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Ah-ha

Posted on November 28, 2011 by pathfinder

We  had snow in the upper elevations in October.  The weather man is calling for snow mid week.   It is dreary and raining today.  I can hear the rain drops plunking on the vent for the range.  The dogs … Continue reading →

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Simple Gifts.

Posted on November 23, 2011 by pathfinder

Simple gifts, I have received a grateful heart, a desire to believe, in the Spirit of God, in the spirit of man, in the hope of peace from a proffered hand.   Love from a husband. Love from a child. … Continue reading →

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Parlor Tricks

Posted on November 19, 2011 by pathfinder

When I was young, yes in the good old days, when there were not video games and you had to go to the theater to watch a movie  that has now only been put on DVD in the past 5 … Continue reading →

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So

Posted on November 18, 2011 by pathfinder

I keep typing words and deleting them. I have so many thoughts whirling around in my head and I can’t catch any of them, trap them or put them down. So, the  first word that I keep hearing is escape. … Continue reading →

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Fire ants and friends

Posted on November 14, 2011 by pathfinder

Where to begin with this?  Let’s see.  I have been sick.  A group of us who dined together on Wednesday night seemed to have been in contact with the same pathogen.  On Thursday night between 11:00 p.m.and 3:00 a.m. most … Continue reading →

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Exclusivity

Posted on November 6, 2011 by pathfinder

Exclusivity.  We are in  a world of exclusivity.  History is scarred with it and its ramifications.  Wars are fought because of it.  It occurs under other names like prejudice or in groups it can be seen as ethnic cleansing.  Evidence … Continue reading →

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Click

Posted on November 1, 2011 by pathfinder

The newscasters last night on our local channel reminded everyone that daylight savings time ends this coming weekend.  One of the comments was ” the days will be so short!” Where have they been for the past month?  The angle … Continue reading →

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