by Lesley | Jun 10, 2025 | courage, Relationships, Surrender |
On the way home from the new vet, hours to go, I drive into a storm. It’s like a curtain I glide through into a world of chaos. Rain pounds, hail bounces, cars, bumper to bumper, blink their emergency flashers. In my head swirls the vet’s cautioned voice, “May be...
by Lesley | May 26, 2025 | Creativity, Relationships, Surrender |
I’m on the court, a ball flying toward me. It bounces, and I swing my paddle, making contact. The ball arcs over the net and lands near the baseline, and I rush forward. Bam, bam, bam, it zooms back and forth…until it bounces out of my reach, and I lose the point. An...
by Lesley | Apr 29, 2025 | courage, Soul, Surrender |
Recently, I killed a squirrel—intentionally. I was walking our dog, Lester, along a country road near our house, when suddenly he scared up the little cutie. He tore after it, racing through a thicket of trees, and then back toward me, where the squirrel ducked...
by Lesley | Jul 16, 2024 | Beloved, Devotion, Surrender |
In this forest of dancing trees, haunting sounds slip among waving branches. Cries and groans chill the air as though someone is screaming from pain. I crane my head this way and that trying to find the injured rabbit, lost fawn or maybe a trapped raccoon. Soon I see...
by Lesley | Jan 30, 2024 | Beloved, courage, Creativity, Surrender |
On the bike trail when I fall on rocks and cry over a hurt arm, The rottweiler appears, growling, fangs bared. I jump on my bike and pedal away. On the hiking trail, the husky lunges at our dog strains against his leash snarls and barks. I run, pulling our dog along...
