After being in the hospital for just over ten days, Cate was more than anxious to leave. She longed to be back in her own flat, sleeping in her own bed and eating more edible food. The first thing she planned to do when she got home was to take a long, hot shower and …
Cate’s Condition
Gladys sat at her desk, looking out of the window. She wasn't looking at anything in particular. Her mind was elsewhere. She was thinking about last night when Edward and she were together in her flat. He had stopped by in the evening and after they had dinner, they retired to the living-room. When they …
Loneliness and Seniors
Two years ago, I read an article on seniors and how an alarming of them go an entire week without talking to anyone. Can you imagine going for days with little or no human interaction? How sad for these seniors who were once caregivers--parents who took care of their children, providing for them. When my …
Olive Oil
In Biblical times, Olive Oil was a precious and sacred commodity for the Jews. It was used for healing, cooking, lighting lamps, soaps and cosmetics. It was used to anoint kings and priests. It was used to honor God and men (Judges 9:9). Today, Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the staple of the Mediterranean diet …
Out of the Blue
“Why did he break up with me so suddenly and then disappear?” This is the question I have been asking myself since my boyfriend Harlan dumped me. We had been going steady since high-school and all through university. We were so happy together and madly in love or so I thought. Then, one day out of …
Fight the Stigma
When we told our families that my husband, Josh had been diagnosed with bi-polar, his father’s reaction was to blame his wife. “It’s your fault that he’s mad. Your sister, Violet and your grand-mother were both mental cases. These things were kept from me when we were courting. If I had known that there was …
The Mirror Crack’d
I have seen her in movies such as "Leave Her to Heaven", "Laura" and "The Razor's Edge" but it wasn't until recently that I learned that Gene Tierney was the inspiration behind famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie's novel, The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side. In the story, Marina Gregg, a famous actress after trying …
Losing and Finding Love
I was cleaning out my desk when I came across a picture of Susanna. I stared it for a moment. She was easily the most beautiful woman I had ever known. When we met ten years ago in Aspen, it was love at first sight for me. Her beautiful, angelic face was framed by long, …
The Aftermath
It's a Saturday afternoon and I'm sitting in my apartment, feeling awful--really down because Bobby's mother got very upset with me. She wanted nothing more to do with me because I had told her that her son who was like a little brother to me wouldn't go to Heaven because he had committed suicide. The …
The Sunshine Comes
Do not lose hope, please believe that there are thousands of beautiful things waiting for you. Sunshine comes to all who feel rain. -R.M. Drake After staring at her painted toenails, she finally raised her head to look up at him. They were standing by the lake on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. They had just …
Notes to Women 