Thirty Seconds

We are born…we blink…and we are dying.  In between we love and hate…laugh and cry…win and lose…give and take…break and grow…stand up and fall down…know happiness and sadness…we are brave and weak…we take chances…but not enough of them it seems. Some of us have children…and we’ve known them forever.  Some of us have children…and will [...]

I see something now that I didn’t before and I hope I say it right.  We…people…freak out when our story doesn’t go the way we want it to.  Our inner child kicks and screams and yells, “It’s not fair!” when the inevitable twist in the road shows up.  Sometimes it’s more like a sink hole [...]

There’s a new something that I’ve noticed lately.  I felt it very keenly this morning as I did a lingering last look at my 2 youngest heading off to school.  I had a proud/sad smile stuck on my face.  Proud for what they are becoming as they carry on in Laura’s absence.  Sad because I [...]

[I was looking at some files on our old computer and found something I wrote about 2 years ago.  It reminded me why I started Thirty Seconds in the first place.  So...if you've ever wondered...well...here you go.  As usual...unedited.  I think it would take away from what I was feeling at the time...even though it's [...]

[My friend Agnes just wrote something called, "Why You Must Keep Blogging." She wasn't talking specifically to me but that's the mark of an effective writer isn't it?  When we feel like they're talking to us.  And so...I'm going to take her advice and  just write.] Valentine’s Day. It was Laura’s favorite holiday.  She loved [...]

We LOVE quotes and affirmations, don’t we?  Facebook and Twitter are dripping with them.  I have a stockpile of sayings that I use for guidance and reassurance when I’m having a tough day…but I thought it might be interesting to come up with my own. I hope I don’t lose reader’s because of some of [...]