Woman on a Journey

The ups and downs of aging and the changes life brings on.. Topics include divorce, loneliness, loss, spirituality, and more.

Broken

Broken

1. Forcibly separated into two or more pieces; fractured — broken lives2. Having been violated — broken promise3. Being in a state of disarray; disordered — broken ranks 4. Spoken with gaps and errors — broken communication5. Subdued totally; humbled — broken spirit 6. Crushed by grief — broken heart 7. Not functioning; out of order — Maery…

Calling for Home Itself

I recently finished listening to the MP3 recording of Patricia B McConnell’s book “For the Love of a Dog”. I may not have her words exactly right as I was typing from a recording and having a hard time keeping up, but in the final chapter, Ms McConnell was describing playing ball with her dog…

Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.  –Will Rogers  My fence passed inspection today – Yeh! While working on switching out a rotting deck railing and missing flashing between my deck and house, my contractor discovered that the deck was not properly attached to the house — like no rim…

Getting My Affairs in Order

Getting My Affairs in Order

Some friends are trying to organize a horse camping trip before the summer ends. “Go on a horse camping trip”  has been on many a New Year’s resolutions lists and is also included on my “things to do before I die” list. If 2010 is the year my horse camping dream comes true, there’s a…

Shelter Dogs

Shelter Dogs

I saw this Pedigree brand commercial and started crying. Not because I felt “pity” for the shelter animals, but because I identified with them. “Maery’s not broken. She has simply experienced more life…” Too often I think my X broke something so deeply inside me that no matter how strong my will and my spirit…