• Fear can be paralyzing. The realization that there is no one to trust, no one you can really count on, is unnerving. The sense of being on your [...]

  There’s Nothing To Be Afraid Of

  July 23, 2020
•   It lasted longer than we thought it would. There were so many days we forgot to check the water; I could hear the needles drying out. Our [...]

  Do I Have To Put Christmas Away?

  January 6, 2020
• John and I did a good deed. This past weekend, not only did we have our kickoff retreat, but our oldest daughter and her family were involved in [...]

  Would You Like Me If You Really Knew Me?

  August 29, 2019
• When my girls were little, they loved putting on my big girl shoes and slopping around the house in them. I didn’t have the normal [...]

  When The Shoes Are Too Big To Fill

  April 29, 2019

•   “They’re where?” “China!” “Did you order them from overseas?” “Not unless you count Ohio [...]

  The Day The Jammies Did Me In

  December 27, 2018