johannec1893 days ago2 minGoing Through Windows & DoorsI recently commented on a favorite writer’s blog, the topic: point of surrender. People were generously commenting, sharing their...
johannec189Mar 311 minBirdhouse TiltThe birdhouse my dad built many years ago took a beating over the last New England winter season of high winds and snow storms. This old...
johannec189Mar 231 minIrish Dancing ShoesI was leaving work last Friday chatting with a teacher, when another coworker stopped by to wish us a good weekend; quickly followed by a...
johannec189Mar 151 minThe Luck of the IrishI looked at these photos with awe and amazement. John Leddy, my great grandfather, dragging a horse drawn plow across the field while...
johannec189Feb 201 minStory & SoundThis morning I was compelled to listen to the sounds of one of my favorite songwriters. I searched the internet for the video I had...
johannec189Feb 132 minA Different Kind of ValentineI spotted the box by my side door. I didn’t order anything; what could this be? I thought. The return address was New Jersey. I knew in...
johannec189Feb 42 minOver the MoonThe annual celebration of Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us. Images of hearts, cupids and candy imprinted with words of devotion...
johannec189Dec 27, 20212 minReflections, Stardust & PossibilitiesMany I’ve talked to end the year 2021 exhausted. Time seems to have flown by and yet we still feel like we’re all treading water; stuck...
johannec189Dec 2, 20212 minGiving, Receiving & AcceptanceWith the holidays quickly approaching, I took a moment to reflect on all that has happened since 2020. Our world had been knocked out of...
johannec189Aug 25, 20213 minThe Lost PhoneMy whole life was in that phone. I panicked. My son was supposed to come home the following day and now I had no communication, cut off...
johannec189Aug 12, 20212 minWhat Do You See?I sat in my garden with a couple of friends surrounded by flowers, a birdfeeder and an arbor covered with years of wisteria that had...
johannec189Jul 28, 20212 minNew VibrationsIn 1964 I was nine years old. The Beatles had landed in America and we all watched history in the making as “I Want to Hold Your Hand”...
johannec189Jul 16, 20211 minGenerationsSixty-six years ago, my mother gave birth to six and a half pounds of me. I thought about my mother, her mother, those who came before...
johannec189May 7, 20211 minA Special Mother's Day ToastHere’s to the mothers of children with special needs whose patience, perseverance and love make a difference every day in the life of...
johannec189Apr 23, 20211 minFlashback 1973And there we stood, not yet 18, on the threshold of the unknown, of infinite possibilities. Childhood friends stepping out on a journey...
johannec189Dec 31, 20202 minShould Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?2020, a year that leveled the playing ground with a message loud and clear: we are all human. It shined a light on what is valuable in...
johannec189Dec 30, 20202 minEyes Wide OpenI went to the beach at sunset last week. It was a freezing 32 degrees, but not much wind. One by one cars pulled into the parking lot to...