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Swimming in the Warm Pool

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Do you remember the first time you walked past a mirror and were startled from the shock of your own beauty? You didn’t mind at all accepting the gifts the […]

Ask for Karen

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If your best friend of forty plus years has the loving idea to buy you a massage at the Chelsea Pier Fitness Center in New York City on 19th Street […]

Hope is There

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Hope is that sliver That glimmer That string to grab onto No matter how deep you may sink There is always hope Even in the darkest of places There is […]

The Rear View Mirror

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Met a woman recently starting her own journey The look in her eyes has haunted me She touched me in a mysterious and unexplained way My heart aches for her […]

Like a Sister

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100% genuine and real Always kind and sincere Honest to the core Loyal forever more Lingering there in the shadows Doesn’t know how to say no Helps anyone in need […]

Karen Fries

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Karen with her husband, Bob Deciding to accept the things that cannot be changed and to change the things I can, I am taking the bull by the horns and […]

I Will Survive

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Life doesn’t always go the way I plan It may lead me down a different road But that is not necessarily a bad thing For on this journey I am […]

Fear

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Just a normal Monday night Heard the doctor’s voice as I answered the phone I’m so sorry to have to tell you this My husband took the phone Collapsed to […]

Faith

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With faith all things are possible Faith is taking that next step even though I can’t see it Faith is knowing I am on the right path Even if it’s […]

The Pink Badge of Courage

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What is courage? Is going into a burning building to rescue a child courageous? Is never letting anyone see me cry courageous? Maybe courage is taking that next step without […]