At the start of my journey

Where to begin?? White space and a cursor, and I navigate both. The dual course I have charted includes reflections on life today and what it may all mean, and sharing those memories of the past that come to me at various times within my day, snippets from childhood, from motherhood, and all the times in between.

My daughter-in-law was the one who urged me to share these stories. I was in a reminiscing mood and sharing my memories of a Girl Scout trip to the local meat packing plant. "You need to write that down!" she said. Since I now find myself on the laptop more than with the notebook I started a few years ago with some of these stories, this seemed like the best way to preserve and share the memories as they surface. I say "surface" because a memory may be sparked by the simplest event--a bird's song, an word, an aroma, a sound. They often surprise me and seem like gifts to myself. Family--I want to share some of these gifts of memory with you.

So let the journey begin!