Hope. The feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Sometimes we say we hope and pray for something, when we put that desire out in to the universe, asking God or whoever we pray to, to help us receive what we desire. I hope and pray for things, sometimes they do…

ahhh, single life. For some it is paradise and for some it can feel like solitary confinement. As with everything, there are pros and cons to being single. And for everyone it is probably a bit different. Some of us have been single more than we have been in a partnership. And that presents some…

“And they called it puppy love…” “Dogs are so much responsibility.” ” Are you sure you want that commitment?”  “You are nuts, dogs are a lot of work.”  “You are crazy, you have freedom now.” Those are the things that get said when someone decides they want a dog. Well, at least they were said…

  When we generally hear the words, the circle of life, many of us think someone was born and someone died. That very often could be the case. Whether it be immediate, or when a baby is born on an anniversary of someone’s death, we generally say it is the circle of life. And it…

“When connections are real they never end. They simply die and are reborn” ~ Maryann Hasnas Lying on the bed, the room getting a bit lighter as dawn breaks through, the outside world began to stir. The soft breathing of my friends as they lay warmly tucked in their beds serenading me. The air has…

Their friendship spanned almost 40 years with the last 20 never being as close as the first. They kept tabs on each other and saw each other every now and again, but this was different. They were conspiring to scare someone. For reasons that she couldn’t explain they were working together to create an accident…

“That’s just the way she is.” She’s quick tempered and comes at you whenever she feels she is painted into the proverbial corner. “That’s just the way he is.” He’s closed off and goes to his quiet place when he stresses, he hides from his emotions. He doesn’t fight back and sometimes you feel as…

  The shortcut through the park had never been scary before. Although the road between Mildred Lane and the swim club was somewhat desolate, with backyards on one side of the street and an abandoned house on the other, it was well traveled by kids of all ages. She walked the path she always took…