One Day My Home Will Come

Reading recipes makes me desperately wish for a home where I can cook delicious meals for my loved ones.

Do They Collide?

Tomorrow cannot possibly come soon enough to satisfy my need for escape.

Dead Sea Scrolls and County Fair, Here I Come!

I love making plans because it makes the future seem closer than it might otherwise be.

Time Marches On, But Always At The Wrong Pace

I was too excited to sleep; my future was waiting for the turn of the clock and I was but a rebellious spirit.

I Wanted To Believe That You'd Win The War In Your Head That I Did Not Understand

It's the not knowing, the uncertainty, the inability to plan or even guess what the future will bring, that makes me feel incredibly vulnerable and inept.

A Visitor From The Future?

While sitting at the coffee shop, I saw a girl walk by the windows that I could have sworn was little Jess all grown up and it sent shivers down my spine.

Who Knows What May Become Of Him, Or What He May Become

Looking into the eyes of my newborn nephew, I finally understand why people say that children are full of promise - like an open ended thought.

I Feel As If I've Gone The Long Way Around To End Up Where I Am Now

And once more the path my life follows has decided to take a unique turn and I am excited to report that, if things go as I intend, this change may have a positive affect on many people.

With A Smile From Ear To Ear

Watching a small child walk up to my register with an armload of books almost as tall as she is gives me hope for the future.

Beyond My Control

Physical weakness has always frightened me in ways that mental weakness has not - my body is inlaid with time bombs in the guise of malformed genes.

Lots Of Cheek-Love, Anyway

If the person you kiss at midnight is the person you're going to be kissing the rest of the year, I'm going to have lots of love!

Who Knows What The Future Holds

As my one year anniversary of working at Barnes and Noble quickly approaches I begin wonder if history is going to repeat itself.

So Much Is At Stake

After reading my cousin's blog I am reminded that every generation strives to be better than the previous; reoccurring exclamations declaring that we will not act this way, we will make better decisions, and should we forget why we are making an effort, to look to our parents and their generation for reminders of what we have to face should we fail.

From The Latin "Speciōsus" Meaning "Good-Looking"

When I think about my plans for the future and how they might turn out, I fear that they are specious: plausible but wrong.

Persistence?

I fear that my life may be heading in the wrong direction, but I've come too far down this road to turn around just yet - not before I round this bend to see what I may have missed.

Four Months Can Be A Very Long Time

After compiling my work and school schedules today I realized for the first time just how busy these next few months are truly going to be.

I Don't Want To Wonder If This Is A Blunder

But what if I am getting in over my head?

Nervousness Makes My Voice Shake

I have never been more thankful for the "press three to listen to your message" and "press four to rerecord your message" voice mail options than I am this morning while attempting to leave a message for the man who will play a deciding role in my future.

Let The Sunshine In

This would be a whole lot funnier if I wasn't so afraid of the future it foretells.

They Are The Future

Watching children as young as eight perform The Tempest in the original Shakespearean English is very humbling and inspiring.