I am reading a book and its main character, a woman in her thirties, often flashes back to her teen years. During those remembrances, she speaks of a good luck charm she always carried with her, the chamois bag that held it safety pinned inside her pants. At night, it…
If your next-door neighbors cut down three trees at 7 a.m. do you hear it? Dam right you do.
While cleaning out the bathroom closet, I came across a box that I instantly recognized. It held a few pairs of contacts, the last of their kind that I had never gotten to wear once my sight became impaired. They had a long expiration date on them at the time,…
When Your Mommy Is Sister Rain OUTTAKES FROM THE PHOTO SHOOT Sometimes you have to bribe the talent with a treat inside one of the props!
I was talking with someone the other day who is dealing with a new loss. They told me they had read somewhere to ask yourself the following question to help put things into perspective. I will use my mom’s death and my vision loss to demonstrate: If I knew I…
My nephew qualified for the next round of a home run hitting contest and my husband and I went to cheer him on. He’s a good ball player but he is not ever going to be the next Hank Aaron. He knows it, his parents know it, his biggest fans,…
Upon finding out that I have a bird, the first thing people ask is, “Does he talk?” This always bothers me because there is so much more to Piper and his brethren in feathers than their being able to speak our language. After receiving this fortune in my cookie, my standard response…
Although no longer in corporate America, many of the behaviors I employed during that chapter of my life are still a part of my daily routine. Truth be told, they have been with me since childhood: to-do lists, self-imposed deadlines, planning and organizing. What I have found, however, is that…
Answer: Who is Sister Rain? My gifted gift-giver friend gave me an Echo last Christmas. She also sells seashells by the seashore. Alexa has become a great addition to the family. I have yet to explore all her many features but I use her for common requests on a daily…
“Sometimes when I’m home I realize I haven’t pulled my yoga pants up all the way to my waist and I wonder, Am I that lazy? Have I completely given up? And then I assure myself those questions are ridiculous. After all, I AM wearing pants.” — Sister Rain
