It was an amazing summer full of backyard relaxation and work in the yard. It was a beautiful balance, a way to recharge from a hectic school year. School is now back and on another blistering hot Saturday morning, I was about to set out for my morning jog. Neighbors were doing a neighborhood project …
This dread: Is it fear (I must push through) or just not who I am?
This subject came up recently. It is a topic that I have struggled with all of my life and I continue to explore to this day. Many times we find ourselves in situations in which we wonder what decision to make. Is it fear...or just not who I am? In my life I have run, …
Continue reading This dread: Is it fear (I must push through) or just not who I am?
This dread: Is it fear (I must push through) or just not who I am?
This subject came up recently. It is a topic that I have struggled with all of my life and I continue to explore to this day. Many times we find ourselves in situations in which we wonder what decision to make. Is it fear...or just not who I am? In my life I have run, …
Continue reading This dread: Is it fear (I must push through) or just not who I am?
Walking through change
My boy is all grown up. When did this happen? I blinked and it was so. As I ponder back through memory fields during the time I went to college, as he is now doing, I sit with the intense feelings. What if . . . I say to myself. …
The day I saved a tree!
A memory flashed back to my awareness today. This was a welcomed one. We were renting a duplex in the city of Austin. My son was young and, even though we were poor because of it, I chose to be a stay at home mom. One day I woke up, went out the back door …
The day I saved a tree!
A memory flashed back to my awareness today. This was a welcomed one. We were renting a duplex in the city of Austin. My son was young and, even though we were poor because of it, I chose to be a stay at home mom. One day I woke up, went out the back door …
Clarity and focus
I cannot tell you how many times I have worried about a direction, problem, or change happening, completely forgetting that focusing on these things will keep me stuck in the problem or confusion. I have to often remind myself that I cannot see the big picture and to trust the process of my life. However, …
Spring back
My flowers were not doing very well for years. They had stopped blooming. I was unsure what happened and didn't know what they needed. Over the years, I would water them, talk to them and wonder. I thought that possibly they were at the end of their journey, living a long and beautiful life. Until …
Spring back
My flowers were not doing very well for years. They had stopped blooming. I was unsure what happened and didn't know what they needed. Over the years, I would water them, talk to them and wonder. I thought that possibly they were at the end of their journey, living a long and beautiful life. Until …
Kim Hiles, Author | Educator 