The Mom in me...

This is one of the times every year that the Mom in me comes out, not just for family and friends but to everyone. So here goes....Tonight as you celebrate the last moments on the clock that is 2010 and wait in great anticipation to greet the beginning of 2011 I have a request. If you must drink alcohol then please do not drive, we all want to see more than just the first few minutes of the New Year. If you are out and about, be aware of where you are and who is around you, celebration does not mean you can't be cautious. If you intend to light up the sky, please follow the directions to be sure you don't light up anything else. Most important of all, no matter what take time to thank God for the years gone and the year to come and show those you care about that you love then every chance you get.

Happy New Year to Everyone!
DV

Out with the old ...

Every new year since my teen years I have thought long and hard about the lessons of the old year and what if anything I needed to improve upon. These resolutions are always well thought out and every year one particular resolution makes the list yet is never accomplished. It could be that this resolution simply goes against the person that I am at my core or maybe I am just too afraid of what it would truly mean if this one powerful change came to be. I tell you this because as this year comes to its end I have begun reflecting and it has occurred to me that if I resolve to make changes, shouldn't these changes be like the seed of a tree, planted carefully in fertile soil. Something that as time goes by will not only cause me to be proud of the fruits of my labor but more importantly bring me true joy. That said I resolve this year never to add this resolution to my list again for some seeds are simply not meant to bare fruit.

D.V.

soon and very soon...

Well everyone Christmas is just around the corner, are you ready? I am not. Never the less, I wish you all the best Christmas that God can provide...after all this day is not about money or material things, it is about the birth of Jesus and I simply cannot think of a better reason to celebrate...can you?

Deo.

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Winter!

I have a sneaking suspicion that this shall be a winter to remember. I had to go out tonight for a bit and if I told you I had any feeling in my toes or fingers I would be lying. So as you can imaging I am rather hesitant about Christmas shopping because if you have not already figured it out, I am not one for the numbing sensation that comes with this sort of weather. Never the less the list is long and for some reason, it keeps getting longer...some people keep changing their wish list. I suppose they are trying to keep me on my toes...might as well, I can't feel them anyway. Have a safe and rewarding time as you all shop around this season and try not to forget that age old saying "it's the thought that counts"

D.V.
December 7, 2010.

Memories

I hear you knocking
like wind rocking
the trees of fall
I hear you call
I hear you screaming
in nightmares dreaming
swallowed by the dark
longing for that spark
I hear your footsteps
your every regret
paths taken that cannot be undone
I hear you breathless as you run
faster and faster to your fate
every turn that you debate
I hear your laughter
this day and after
through the crystal of your tears
through the dawn of all your fears
I feel you breathing
of heart so fleeting
drifting as the waves of morrow
I taste the salt of your sorrow
I hear you slipping
the clock that's ticking
reaching out to the abyss
so many things you'll surely miss
I hear your reason
for every season
winter blue, from old to new
spring of birth, each seed of worth,
summer sweet shine, hours true divine
fall...return to earth, priceless is thy worth
believe that which you are
God's hand picked shining star
I see you growing
in time of knowing
as age finds you with time
each turn upon this chime.
I hear you loudly beyond your whisper
and in truth, here is the kicker...
I hear you though these ears have fallen deaf...
for from this heart that beats, you never left.

Deo Volente
December 2, 2010

Falling...

Catch me if you dare,
‘tis not the fall I fear.
What scares so deep inside this soul
is what lies at the end of old.
So catch me if you know,
for then it shall be so.
On cliff that taunts with height alone,
where earth collides with clash of stone.
Sweet wind shall find thy sail,
without the gust of tale.
There is no wax upon thy wing,
no idle tune for heart to sing.
So failure shall not be,
where marvel beckons free.
Where sky is blue and cloud is white,
where life has beacons of delight.
Falling I shall be…
like leaves of winter’s tree.
So if at all ‘twas meant my dear,
then catch me without thought or fear,
for I have done the same, to life, to love, exclaim…
on wind that calls thy name.

Deo Volente
December 2, 2010

Always Lost

Did you know I am "directionally impaired"... I am almost always lost! Fully aware of this affliction I decided to accept an invite to Atlanta because I needed to get away. It was the first time since I became a Mother that I have packed up and left my family behind and that in and of itself was hard enough. Still at the first sight of day, off I went...the wind was bone chilling and traffic was smooth, minus the woman who was going around 90, bopping and weaving through traffic and doing her makeup. I had to wonder if she was trying to be, as they say, casket sharp...so I took the nearest rest stop to put some safe distance between us. All in all the drive there was not too bad, I enjoyed my visit for more reasons than I can count but soon it was time to head back. I had my directions in hand and I felt sure I would be fine, after all I got there ok. What I didn't consider was, on the way there my husband with the best of intentions, went on the computer while talking to me on the phone and rerouted me, to make the trip easier. Needless to say, I did not make note of the "easier" path, I simply chose to back track using the original directions...big mistake! I went almost 45 minutes out of my way and to add insult to injury, ended up having to maneuver my way through a maze of one way streets just to get back to where I started...I was so angry with myself. I honestly thought that I had finally turned a page in this chapter... I have successfully driven to Florida and back without any real problems so why did this happen now. Then I wondered if it was divine intervention... as the saying goes "no man is an island" could it be I needed to be reminded that as much as I play an important role in my husband and children's lives, they too play just as important a role in mine. For truth be told the children keep me grounded and their Dad always helps me find my way.
Safe travel this holiday season everyone...may you reach your destination and always find your way back home.

D.V.
December 1, 2010