december 22, 2016
“To be nobody but yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.” ~ e.e. cummings … Continued
“To be nobody but yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.” ~ e.e. cummings … Continued
“There are a thousand thousand reasons to live this life, everyone of them sufficient” ~ Marilynne Robinson You first met Darrell Conley in the November 3, 2015 post. As you might recall, Darrell grew up with mom and Aunt Janet. … Continued
“We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships. We leap at the flow of the tide and resist in terror its ebb. We are afraid that it will never return. We insist … Continued
“The hardest part is letting go of what I think I’m supposed to be.” ~ Erin Chandler It was completely soggy during the Sorghum Festival parade. It didn’t start out that way. We thought we’d dodged a bullet … Continued
“I’ve been absolutely terrified every minute of my life and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” ~ Georgia O’Keefe I couldn’t help noticing the juxtaposition between the present and the past as … Continued
“Nothing is left for you at this moment but to laugh.” ~ Unknown This is Ryan Collinsworth. He is 10 years old. He is soft spoken, quiet, and very sweet. He’s also incredibly adorable with his signature blond … Continued
“Accept who you are; and revel in it.” ~ Mitch Albom A few weeks ago the planets aligned to bring photographers Sallie Powell and Crystal Heis to my office. From that conversation I was inspired to track down some old film … Continued
“The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.” ~ Pliny the Elder I went to West Liberty, KFC bucket-O-chicken in … Continued
“Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.” ~ Helen Steiner Rice When we knew for sure that Aunt Janet would be getting her home replaced after the tornado, … Continued
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi This is not my Leo. This is dad’s cat, Clyde. Clyde is an outdoor only cat, and boy, is he tough. That cat has fought … Continued