• Live every moment

    Live every moment

    We had a death in the family last week. A suicide. Unexpected deaths are always difficult for those left behind, but suicide takes on a whole new dimension. It is not accidental, nor is it unavoidable. It is a conscious choice that is often a permanent solution to a temporary problem. I believe suicide is […]

  • A most amazing day!

    A most amazing day!

    Spending time with family for me is one of the best parts of a holiday, and I made sure that opportunity would be there on Easter. I invited family over to our house, even though my husband would be working. What was I thinking? My work schedule did not allow much time for cleaning, so […]

  • Sleeping child

        This is a photo prompt project. Study the photo and let your? mind wander. Then write a story about the photo, describing whatever images or emotions or adventures the photo stimulates. Submit your story to me through the comment section below, and it will be posted on the site. The sky’s the limit, […]

  • Spring’s here?

    What a strange year! We didn’t have much of a winter, and then spring is way too early!!! Tulips are up, crocus are blooming, I even have oregano coming up. People are planting, lilacs are budding, and this is only the middle of March. Though I am excited to see new life emerging through the […]

  • Blue Moon Promise

    By Colleen Coble Blue Moon Promise is a book that intermixes relationship, conflict and faith. Lucy Marsh’s life is turned upside down after losing her job shortly after her father died, and she is caring for her two younger siblings on her own. The stage is set, and Coble immediately jumps into intrigue. Someone breaks […]

  • Rambling

    As I sit here writing, working on articles for a newspaper, the sun is beckoning me outside, teasing me with its perceived warmth, taunting me to abandon my current quest for the adventure of soul food. To further draw me away, I look above my computer, out the window, and see a magnificent cardinal perched […]