Hubby got home from work the other night, and as he came in, he stopped. “Wow, what smells so good?”I grinned. “I know,” I said, “isn’t that a great smell?”He dropped his car keys and phone on the kitchen counter. “Burning scented candles again, huh?”He knows my...
The other night, close to midnight, I woke up suddenly and poked hubby. “What was that? I heard a loud noise outside the patio door.”Being the hero that he is, he got up from a sound sleep. He opened the patio door to find a squirrel splattered on the pool deck. He...
I zipped my suitcase shut. And my 4’10”, white-haired Mom walked in. “I worry about you traveling alone,” she said. “Someone will be staying with you in the hotel, right?”I imagine having her blind daughter travel to another country by herself concerns her.“Sure,” I...
Is there such a manual or book that teaches us how to be a perfect mom? Had Google been available when my kids were small, I might have searched for that subject—how to be a perfect Mom.But no video, article or book could ever prepare us for the endless, “Mom…I want.”...
We all want to have confidence, but where do we find it?A few years ago I was in California attending a writer’s conference. A friend jokingly asked, “Do you want to drive?”“Yes,” I said with a grin.“Are you sure?” she said.“No, The question is are YOU sure you want...
"Good morning everyone," the TV announcer said. "Let me correct that. There is nothing good about this morning of September 26, 2004."Trying to maintain composure, we tracked the path of Hurricane Frances. At first, the action outside was not much different than the...
Feeling weak these days? We all do. We face those struggles. There's so much on our plate, so much to resolve and so little strength to keep going.I was there many times. And it began when in my freshman year of high school, while on that race track as I held the...