The innocence of youth is really something to behold. Our 10-year-old nephew has been converted to a Seahawks fan by my husband. Yesterday we all were majorly disappointed that our team’s season is over but our nephew took it the hardest. He became very quiet and I could tell that…
A dear friend and I go to breakfast every other week before she goes to work. We live close by to each other and a diner, so she picks me up at 7 a.m. and I am back home at 8 o’clock. We get to enjoy the most important meal…
If there has ever been a happier group of people than local weather forecasters when the first snow finally hit our region of Pennsylvania on January 12th, then I would like to meet them.
I was watching something on TV and was so irritated by twenty-something women constantly using “like”. It literally was nails-on-a-chalkboard to me. These women were very well-spoken except for the continual use of this word. After changing the channel, I forgot about it until my husband came home and we…
On Saturday I had gum for the first time in over three years. This is so strange to me. There had been no ugly breakup. No accusations were hurled and no one was hurt. We simply went our separate ways. But it’s as if I had forgotten it even existed!…
I have always been a lover of a good quote. When I see one that makes me gasp, stops me in my tracks or makes my heart do a little flip-flop, it begins to take root in me. It becomes ammunition in my intellectual, emotional and often spiritual arsenal. I…
I have a long (to do) list and a short desire to get it done.— Sister Rain (1/6/16)
In the blackness of early morning, I headed to the kitchen. My vision is darkened all the time so when it’s dark for you, it’s doubly so for me. I turned the dimmer light on low, I’ve gotten good at maneuvering without light, and headed directly to the Keurig. While…
