Tag Archives: brave
Day 75- page75- courage
Courage, it takes many forms. One does not have to go to war, or step out on the front lines at home as a police officer. One need not run into burning buildings or hang from a helicopter performing a … Continue reading
When Fear Meets Courage
My son knows, I do not like to drive at night. I do not like the limitations on what and how much I am able to see due to lack of illumination. There is also the fact that the headlights … Continue reading
I Really Don’t Want to, But I Will
My son has an adventure coming up later on this month. This adventure requires me to once again take him to the airport. Have I mentioned how desperately I despise doing this? It isn’t the going to the airport so … Continue reading
August Eighth of the Year 2021; If I Could ask for a Gift In This my Month of Birth
Courage. I would ask for courage to stand up against the things that I see that are wrong. To stand with those already on the front lines, standing with determination and strength. To stand with those, who have educated themselves … Continue reading
Day 200; Footnotes of a Tale of Two Dogs and A Lesson on Fear
Lets begin tonight with a tale of two dogs. I have to look up the paperwork for actual birthdays, but Bella is around 8 and Molly 2 years old. The older Bella gets, the more grumpy and ‘don’t touch me’ … Continue reading
Day119; Footnotes of What is the Wind and Other Scary Things
Poor Molly. She is going to be an absolute nervous wreck. The wind has blown almost constantly, all day today. Molly, for reasons unknown to me, is terrified of the wind. It has been rare in my life when … Continue reading
April Twentieth; Dealing With Those Insecure Feelings
Where am I? I’m sitting here in my usual spot. I’m enjoying the reading of the words of others, I’m listening to the birds and I’m finishing up a pot of coffee. I fed the cats earlier, still no sign … Continue reading
April Fifteenth; Be Brave
What does it mean to be brave? The definition is readily available; https://www.dictionary.com/browse/brave but does this go far enough? What about we go one step further, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/courage. Are some people born with a more innate inclination to be brave? Does their … Continue reading
Day Sixty-four; Footnotes of You’ll Not Beat Me
Last night I asked my son to get the stove pipe off the wood stove. I knew it needed to be cleaned out because the stove wasn’t drafting properly. I told him that if he would take it off, I … Continue reading
Is Someone Trying to Tell me Something?
Its taken what seems like forever, but I finally got through all of my email notifications. Most are from the blogs I follow. Every one of them with something to share. Today especially it seems. I lost track of how many … Continue reading
Words from The Dirt Road 