Author Archives: mamaleger

Nostalgia. It gets me every time. It might be a song, something I see or just a wistful passing thought that will remind me of something from past years making me long to go back in time. I remember those crisp, white winter days when the snow couldn’t keep us inside. We would go sleddingContinue reading “Backspace”

Years ago my son and I were returning to Maine from a vacation to Nova Scotia to visit family. It was April but we got hit with the worst snowstorm I’ve ever seen. Driving up Route 9, the Airline, the car went into a 360 degree spin and we ended up over the banking onContinue reading “These are my Miracles”

I tried to sleep but that usually welcome place evades me tonight. My mind won’t let me rest because it is filled with thoughts of you. Thoughts of all the times we had together that I foolishly believed would last longer. Time I wasted on insignificant things. Time I can never get back. If youContinue reading “Happy Birthday”

Ever heard of the ripple effect? According to Dictionary.com it is “a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.” When my husband died it set off a ripple effect that I could not have foreseen. It started with making decisions I felt ill equipped to make while dealing withContinue reading “Ripples”

My dad was a quirky man. He used to do some pretty funny things….like the way he tied his shoelaces. He wasn’t allowed to teach us that skill because my mom said we would never have learned! He also had a certain routine he did every time he left the house. My sisters and brotherContinue reading “Stick & Stones”

Sometimes you just have to sit and listen to the “oldies.” By that I mean the music you grew up listening to. Those songs bring back so many memories, every song attached to some moment in your past. My sisters and I started out with 8 tracks! As we got more sophisticated, we progressed toContinue reading “Musical Notes”

It’s hard to feel like you’re on the outside. Like you don’t fit in. I worked in one place for 28 and a half years. I was comfortable. Everyone knew me and liked me (I think!) We shared our lives and our stories and were there for each other. Dunkin’ runs were nearly inevitable onContinue reading “Demoted”

What does it take to make you happy? For some it takes a lot. But for me, well, I love the simple things; the smell of a fresh mown lawn after a long winter, the salty ocean air that hangs over the waves that are welcomed by the sandy shore, the sound of my childrenContinue reading “Moments of Happiness”

In Ecclesiastes 3:3 you will find the words “a time to heal.” That’s what these past five weeks have been for me; a time to heal, to reset after coming out of a stressful time in my life where I was beginning to hate everything. I wanted and needed change. I was starting to goContinue reading “Time to Heal”

One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make was to lay my horses to rest. One by one the time came for a choice to be made. I agonized for months trying to make the best choice for them. People would assure me that “You’re doing the right thing” but it didn’t feelContinue reading “Hoofprints on My Heart”