Spring sprung early this year, and with Covid 19 shutting everything down a lot if people were able to get ahead start in the yard work. I have posted a couple of projects. The seven yards of compost, the back corner with the shed that has filled in nicely. Because seven yards of compost wasn’t …

Oath Bound – Trials
Oath boundNaivete spokenWith wisdomTime lostSoul brokenEternity stretchesNever endingLove givenNot takenAnger lashesInside crumblesMust forsakeMust forswearRedemption pleadingForgiveness denied Copyright © 2020 Heidi Barnes
Just too Funny
I wanted to share something that happened last night because I'm still snickering over it. It was one of those moments when you are in say a library or a large meeting, and you try to keep your emotions inside because you don't want to disturb the person next to you and you have an …

Love and Kindness in Leadership Class
In these crazy, uncertain times, it's hard to remember that there is a light somewhere at the end of this tunnel we are all traveling. It may be hard to see, but it is there. Somewhere. As a Para-educator, we have had to weave through legal contracts to see just how we can help our …
Time on Our Hands
Morning everyone. I hope you are all staying safe and at home as much as possible. For those of you who are out working I thank you for putting yourselves out there to make sure the world keeps turning, albeit slowly, and we have food and supplies so we keep moving. I have been keeping …

It’s been a while….
It's been a while since I have posted on here. I hope everyone is keeping safe and healthy. It seems so surreal sometimes that the world has basically slowed down to a slow crawl. We stay in our house and life still goes on. Then we venture out because we need food or medication and …
The Festival – A Suzi Story
Suzi's suggestion to go to the fair seems harmless enough at the time. Let's see if it stays that way.

Do You Ever Wonder Why?
Do you ever wonder why the earth is round, galaxies spin,how did it all begin?Do you ever wonder why the sky is blue, the grass is green, and who decided these things?Is there life after death?Do we move on to another time, another place,another challenge, another space, or comeback to begin again?Do you ever wonder …
Writer’s Block Blues
I have the worst case of writer's block. Because of the way the last few chapters fleshed out and the changes that occured, what I have already written won't work. So I have to write the rest from scratch. Usually that isn't a problem, and i know the direction I'm going in, but for some …

Broken Promises – Chapter 43
Chapter 43 Moving ever so slightly, because that was all the chains would allow him, Damien tried to release some of the stiffness in his arms and shoulders. All he achieved was sending sharp shooting pain throughout his body. Hissing, he pushed the back of his head against the cold stone wall as he rode …