Just For Today… By Kathy Koches Just for today, I m going to put aside my fears, worries, cares and woes. Just for today, I am going to look at the beauty, joy and wonder that life has given me. Just for today I am going rejoice in a friend’s good news, celebrate a
Writers’ Block By Kathy Koches We’ve all heard the term “Writers’ Block” and most of us know that it means we are “stuck” and need to get our creative juices flowing. But how exactly do we do that? I discovered something about myself a few years ago that surprised me. I knew that I
Willow, Weep Not For Me By Kathy Koches Whispers in the wind serenaded me as I sat and watched the branches swirl and undulate in Nature’s dance. I breathed in peace and tranquility as I sat enjoying just being in the moment. For the last two weeks of my recovery from knee surgery up
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Strong Women By Kathy Koches “A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” —Eleanor Roosevelt Yesterday I got an e-mail from my eldest granddaughter. She gave me news that was both sad and encouraging. She had left her abusive husband, after seven years
Not On My Watch By Kathy Koches The worst feeling in the world, or so I was told, is to have to impart the bad news that a child has been injured, while under your care. When my son was about eight, my dad took him ice skating. My son had never been on
THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE—Or No Good Deed Goes Unpunished! By Kathy Koches A couple of weeks ago I went to the Monday Market at its new location in Sunrise Restaurant in Riberas. I have been a regular shopper at the Monday Market and enjoy the variety of items offered for sale and the friendly
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Tired, Just Tired By Kathy Koches Some days I find I am just tired. I’m not talking about when I don’t get a good night’s sleep, or when I try to do too much in one day. I’m talking about feeling overwhelmingly tired. Most people know me as the “FBBOH” (the freakin’ blue bird
Pixie Sticks and Special K By Kathy Koches Ah, “Pixie Sticks!”—those paper straws filled with flavored sugar, that we sucked up in our youth, much to the delight of many dentists I am sure. Just thinking about them I can taste the tiny sugar crystals as they dissolved on my tongue. My great granddaughter
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The Tale of the Atrocious, Abased and Ashamed Book Borrower By Kathy Koches There once was a carefree, happy, bibliophile who lived on the shores of a beautiful lake. She spent many happy hours sitting on her deck, enjoying the peaceful, tranquil setting while indulging in one of her favorite pastimes – reading
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I Just Want To Wake Up! By Kathy Koches Drenched in sweat, shaking in fear, eyes wide I shivered in my bed! I cautiously peered around my darkened bedroom and saw an eerie blue glow. Was it another nightmare? I slowly pulled the covers down below my chin and realized that the light
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