Out of the Darkness

August 30, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

This year my daughter is serving on the Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Florida Panhandle Chapter. The chapter is holding its annual Out of the Darkness Walk on Sept. 24 at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City. If you have been touched by the loss by suicide of a … Continue reading Out of the Darkness

100 Word Challenge: Letter

August 3, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

I have all these lofty plans to write letters, or send cards on special occasions or phone for no other reason than to hear the voice of the person on the other end of the call. But, I don’t. There is guilt. No excuses are given, no pattern of behavior altered. I’m simply a neglectful … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Letter

100 Word Challenge: Divine

June 22, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

This week, I am the pet whisperer. Not really, but I am pet sitting for two friends. One, a little, wiry terrier-ish dog belonging to my next door neighbor, and the other, my beach buddy’s ragdoll cat. The two, aside from being separate species, are totally different. Dixie is a jittery thing. Sometimes, when her … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Divine

Make the most of your regrets

June 14, 2016April 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

“Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.” ~ Henry David Thoreau During the day, I say, “no regrets, my mistakes helped make me who I am.” Then, at night, I … Continue reading Make the most of your regrets

Discordant drums

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

They would congregate along the rim of the open-air theater in the city park at night. Before the sun dropped below the tall buildings, they would come in pairs, as small families or larger clans. Some slowly danced to silent music, others performed wild, acrobatic feats of wonder. Colorful, haphazard quilts were spread out in … Continue reading Discordant drums

Give to get

January 7, 2016January 23, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 17 Comments

I’ve been working through this WordPress 101 course which is meant to help improve your online presence - boost your blogging super powers. One recent homework assignments was to “follow five new tags in the Reader and five new blogs.” As I am wont to do, I didn’t follow the instructions as written. As a … Continue reading Give to get