From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Do Impromptu Visits With Friends Uplift You?

by Barbara Hartsook on May 29, 2009 · 27 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee

My friend Donna rapped on my door one night as I sat down to read the paper before dinner. She stood in the drizzle of rain mixed with twilight, her face barely visible under a hooded sweatshirt. Just for a bit of conversation she said. I was delighted! I crave the kind of friendship that [...]

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What Will You Have Done With Your Day When the Sun Sets?

by Barbara Hartsook on May 27, 2009 · 13 comments

in Inspiration

The day is still fresh though the dew has dried. The cool air brushes by softly, but I’m comfortable in sweats. A few birds still sing. A neighbor starts his lawn mower somewhere in the distance… And I have my day planned. What am I doing with it? Out of the blocks… Jamie VanCauwenbergh By [...]

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Do You Have a Minute, Jack?

by Barbara Hartsook on May 23, 2009 · 16 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee

I fell in love as soon as I opened the photos for last week’s Weekend Drawing Event at WetCanvas. His name is Jack… He’s so young, but I see a child who appears comfortable with who he is so far. Maybe he is loved enough to be who he is. That’s a comforting thought. He [...]

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Fiction Touches and Helps Heal Real Life Emotions

by Barbara Hartsook on May 15, 2009 · 22 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee

Can we heal emotional hurts by reading and relating to fictional stories? I think so… At Every Day Thoughts from Life readers were invited to look at and give critique to the beginning of a short story called Death of the Heart, written by Sal Vilardo.  As the story opens, a young man named Micca [...]

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