Dad was a fly-fisherman who couldn’t resist the masochistic urge to wake in the quiet predawn hours and stumble, blurry-eyed out of the house. He drove to a nearby lake where he lowered his boat into the water, cranked the outboard engine into action, and navigated through the murky waters noting the water’s invisible currents […]
Today a woman somewhere is laughing, weeping, grieving, or celebrating. Someone is giving birth; someone is losing a loved one to death. Relationships are forming, others are ending. For some, this will be an ordinary day filled with many of the same activities as yesterday. For others, something unexpected will suddenly make this day unforgettable, one that they may tell their children and grandchildren about in the future. In the same way that we are curious about how our grandmothers lived, future generations will be interested in learning about what an ordinary day was like in our lives.
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One Woman's Day
September 6 – Life Goes On
A cancer diagnosis is given; Life goes on. Peaches are abundant; Life goes on. An angry young woman confronts the world; Life goes on. A loving friend makes peach cobbler; Life goes on. This poem was first published at http://nancyoelklaus.com/blog
August 30 -The Great Book Purge
I’ve always had a problem with books: I can’t let go of them. And that is why I found myself bawling as my husband and I began the painful process of purging my book collection. We were moving soon, to a smaller house. And while part of me recognized the rationale of downsizing, another deeply […]
August 23 – Ghosts of Rejection
I’ve been in a good place spiritually for the past few years, it wasn’t until my first book was published that things started to go awry. That was when my past ghosts began to visit me again and I got caught up in some very low-vibrational pity parties where I was the guest of honor. […]
August 9 – Scaredy Cat
The summer sun was blazing hot, the air outside was motionless. Even with the windows open, no air stirred inside our home. I felt sticky and irritable. In my child’s mind, the solution was simple: Go to the city pool and jump in the cool, refreshing water. “It’s hot, Mama! May we go swimming?” “It’s […]
July 26 – Making a Dent
Walking by the water’s edge on the property my husband Peter and I bought two years ago, I was struck with a sudden sense of pride as I gazed around at the various stacks of wood and cleared areas. I laughed when I remembered the day from hell when we drove up two months after […]
