I am grateful wherever I have lived
how within me the feeling of home is strong…
It’s the place I love and I am loved…
It’s where I know that I belong.
Thursday, July 9, 2026
HOME
When we move from one place to another
may we be blessed to find…
home is all we’re taking with us
Not…what we leave behind.
OUR OLD HOUSE
We’ve lived in our house for many years…
It’s been the subject of many a poem…
We often wonder when was the exact moment
our house became our home…
We have loved living here
we’ve been blessed…this we know
It’s where we built our life together
where we watched our children and grand-children grow.
And as we prepare to move away
to a place where the mountains meet the sky
we feel blessed to have a few weeks alone
in our home to say goodbye.
To remember and relive all the fun we’ve had…
as we’re about to turn another page…
To marvel at how even though our house has grown older over the years
and our home has improved with age.
So we are savoring these last few weeks together
before a new family within these walls roams…
and we’re hoping it doesn’t take too long
for this house to become their home.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
DEBORAH'S ROCKING CHAIR
After finding an old rocking horse in our attic…I was so excited
then I became aware…
on the other side of the attic
sat a dusty little rocking chair.
When I showed the chair to Deborah…
She was a little bit surprised…
“That’s my old rocking chair!” She said
as tears welled in her eyes.
She said, “Be extra careful while you move it.”
“I sat in that rocking chair when I was small
and I have the photo to prove it.”
With her chair in hand she ran off
and behold…
returned with a photo of her in that chair
when she was 3 or 4 years old.
In the photo she is sitting next to her sister, Pris
and it was easy for me to see…
how one little old rocking chair
brought back two cherished memories.
A memory of a young girl…and her childhood rocking chair…
And the memory of her sister…who is no longer sitting there…
I imagine the makers of this rocking chair
could not have guessed…would have never suspected
all the joy this chair would give…all the memories it collected.
I imagine they’d be overjoyed…If they were here to share
the look on Deborah’s face…
when she was reunited with her chair.
Monday, July 6, 2026
DAILY GRATITUDE FRIENDS AND FAMILY
For my friends and family
who even though they’ve passed…
or there’s a distance between us of many miles…
I’m grateful I have stored within my mind
the memory of their smiles.
MEMORIES YET TO MAKE
May we be blessed to be forever grateful
for all the wonderful memories we’ve made
every moment we’re awake…
and grateful in advance for all the wonderful memories
we have yet to make.
OLD ROCKING HORSE
Clearing out our attic, preparing for our move…as a matter of course
I noticed in a corner, under layers of dust…this old rocking horse.
A present from Deborah’s mom and dad to Ryan.
perhaps it was their goal…
to introduce their grandson…to the joys of rock and roll.
When Ryan grew to big to rock
when his interests turned to sports and games and cable
rather than get rid of that old rocking horse…
our attic became his stable.
And there he sat for years…gathering dust…wondering if and when
he will ever be remembered…and if he’ll ever rock again.
As Deborah lovingly cleaned and shined him up…
outside in the freshness of a morning breeze…
I wondered if the two of them…were sharing some memories.
Deborah informed him we’re taking him to North Carolina
where for entertainment he won’t lack…
Because our great-granddaughter is waiting there
to ride upon his back.
When she told him he will have a new home…
a new rider…a new space….
in that moment we saw
a smile on the old rocking horse’s face.
A present handed down from great-great grandparents
to their great-great granddaughter…
with a similar goal…
to introduce a new generation…to the joys of rock and roll.
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