by Amy Walton | Jun 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
I don’t do much yard work these days, but occasionally, I love getting out and digging in the dirt, pulling weeds, pruning bushes, and spreading mulch. It’s therapeutic! Sometimes, my ivy spreads too far, and, and I have to rip it from what I call the...
by Amy Walton | Apr 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
On Holy Thursday this year, my church’s choir sang one of my most beloved hymns, that African-American spiritual “Let Us Break Bread Together on Our Knees.” Oh, how I love that song! And when I am at mass, literally on my knees with my fellow...
by Amy Walton | Feb 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mama in the early 1950s in Palm Beach, FL Her lovely sliver leaf bracelet now belongs to her great-granddaughter! Dear Mama, Today would be your 101st birthday. Sadly, you left us just shy of your 78th birthday, your mind taken over by that cruel dementia. When I was...
by Amy Walton | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve been cleaning out and rearranging my office this week, and it’s been fun re-reading some of the many articles I’ve written over the years, along with my sons’ college recommendation and acceptance letters (Yep, still in folders after many...
by Amy Walton | Dec 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Moving Forward in 2023… One Step at a Time First things first: This has not been an easy year for me. In fact, I think it’s been the hardest year of my life on some levels. I suppose that’s saying something given my history. To say I am ready to turn...