AA

When I go to my blogsite now, I think,

"justemmyhere",

does that really fit anymore?

And then I remember where it all started:

November 24, 2010



It's the day before Thanksgiving, and for reasons I cannot fully explain, 

I've decided to create a blog site.  

Before I think myself out of it, I'm going to trust M.E. 

(that's my new grandmother name) and just go with it.  

I've had the pleasure of spending the past several days with my older grandson,
Caleb, and it's his recent spelling of my grandmother name
that prompted this blog site.  

I've gone by Emmy since he was a baby, 

but when he created a piece of artwork for me the other day, he wrote, "For M.E.".  

I like it! As the saying goes, "Wherever you go, there you are." 

In fact, the older I get, the more comfortable I am with the M.E. 

that just keeps showing up to be present, aware, and grateful for what is.  

So, today, among so many things, I am grateful for Caleb and his innocent wisdom 

in reminding me of who I am...just M.E.  

It's usually enough, you know. 

Just M.E. I am, always have been, and will continue to be.

So, as I leave for AA,

(Abilene Adventure)

and 2+ weeks reuniting with friends and family,

today's NEPO seems oh so appropriate:

The Presence of God

I looked a hundred times and all I saw was dust.

The sun broke through and flecks of gold filled the air.

"Consider how the sun continually lights our daily world, yet

we cannot see light except in what it touches.

In the same way, 

the presence of God powerfully moves between us unseen, 

only visible in the brief moments we are lighted, 

in those enlivened moments 

we know as 

love.

Our gentleness of heart allows us to see and be seen.

It makes our search for love a humble one. 

For what is there to do but 

grow in the open 

and wait."

Yes, there are so many sources of LIGHT in Abilene,

people and places that represent the loving presence of God to me,

and these two-and-a-half years in Lubbock have given me 

the time and space

"to grow in the open and wait",

eventually finding LIGHT here as well. 

Returning to my roots now feels like my next great

ADVENTURE!