Embracing Change
This season of the year is a time for renewal; a time of rebirth. Out with the old…those dried leaves from last year. In with the new…little green shoots pushing their way out of the earth. I found hope for the spring season’s arrival three weeks ago when I spotted one tiny, purple Venca bloom in my backyard in southcentral Montana. It’s a comfort to know that despite the many and varied challenges in life, we can depend upon change. Nothing—no thing—remains forever the same. The world can be a mystery and if we are open to change, it will create an openness in us, a willingness to experience new…
Excerpt from Maggie: A Journey of Love, Loss and Survival
Chapter 15 May, 1896. I drove down the lane towards our farmhouse with trepidation. As I approached, the barn doors hung open, an ominous sign. I almost hoped it was a thief, as I would rather face a thief than my husband. It was no thief. Sam must have heard our approach, as he stormed out of the barn and rounded the side of the house as I drove on by. His eyes ablaze with rage, he attempted to grab the horse’s harness. I considered turning around and heading back the way I’d come, but knew the strategy would prove futile and possibly dangerous. I envisioned him jumping upon Absalom…
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