Saturday was supposed to be a great day, a day to make me smile when I’m feeling down, a day to remember and gush about on Monday morning when work rolled around, a day to be a child again. Saturday was not the day I planned. This Saturday, my husband and I were supposed to see a musical production of Beauty and the Beast at the Lexington Opera House. Instead, this Saturday, my husband and I spent the early morning hours in the emergency room. Turns out, my husband has anothe

I looked forward to your doctor’s appointment in Lexington the way I looked forward to school trips to the circus. I couldn’t wait to go to Toys’R’Us and the mall. I only liked the mall because I could ride the escalator, though. When you’re six, or eight, or even ten, moving stairs are pretty cool. I always knew we’d stock up on Dunkin’ Donuts to snack on during our three hour drive home. And if it was close to Christmas, we would watch for houses with lights up. You’d look

The worst thing you can do is have high hopes. Because when you grow up, your days will be filled with one trivial activity after another. Everything will be just another chore to check off your to do list. You will feel empty. You will feel lost. You will be angry and take it out on other people. You will feel like a failure and happiness will hide from you. Your smile will be a shadow of its former self and you will wonder where to go from here. I thought I would do somethi

It wasn’t long after my mother passed away that I started what would become one of my most prized possessions: a quote book.  It isn’t anything special to look at, just a journal bought from Big Lots, but I still remember the day I picked it out. I knew then it would be more than just pages bound together with writing on them. To me, it’s a lifeline to remind me of where I’ve been, point me to where I’m going, and take note of where I am today. Yesterday, an odd quote surface

Love come softly, Swiftly, Ever still. Wrap me, Tightly all around. Tuck me in the warmth, Better felt than told. Bewitch me, Mind, body, And soul. Capture my heart, Over and over, Again. Remind me anew, That grace still, Abounds. Teach me to take, One day at a time, To treasure, And cherish, Every smile, Renew in me, A feeling once lost. Compel my heart, To beat, Again. And again, And again, And again! Whisper to me, Of the joy of forever, Of goodne