So after listening for a few minutes to all the banter about how the world is going someplace… really fast… my daughter, in all her early teenage wisdom and humor, lifted her index finger, and quietly with a cheerful tone in her voice said, “But the Phoenix is rising!” Now you probably know without me…
The second Christmas that Philip and I shared together as a married couple, a “friend” came over one day. It makes me so sad to say that I don’t remember her name, as we have lost track of each other. I specifically remember which house she lived in at the time, way out in…
Do you love your home? Hopefully, your home is the place where you spend your nights, and evenings, and if you are really lucky your days? I LOVE to cook, and decorate, and entertain, AND pamper my family. I’m in a fun little euphoric element when I’m right there… in the middle of home-life.. You can read…
I don’t know a pretty way to say this, however, there was a time I dreaded to come home because an elderly individual began to encroach on our sacred place (our home) and our family became very insecure with his tactics and negative advances. I’m just gonna gulp and blurt out that our home wasn’t an emotional…
When you pull into your drive, or step off the elevator into your apartment hallway, or raise yourself up to the last step onto your porch, or wipe your feet from following a dusty path, or push open the beveled glass door of your spacious home, or unlock several security bolts, or pull back the…
One of the things I love about blogging is the networking of bloggers who share common goals and passions. This month of October, I am participating in a Writing Challenge. You will find other bloggers and many topics that you may enjoy following, at write31days.com. . And I won’t even mind if you so choose…
Last Thursday, y’all went all September 1st on me. And I love you for it! Y’all had it everywhere, facebook, pinterest, instagram… Like, “Y’all, it’s September 1st, the first of the “ber” months! And I’m like, “I know right. “Ber” months…bbbbbrrrr….like ice and snow…bbbbbrrrr.” So I thought to myself, September? Fall? How’s that possible y’all? Because…
Humid August air pressed down, causing the night to be dense and sticky. Darkness seemed to hang like a heavy curtain surrounding us in a dark cloak. Above, a canopy of brilliant stars spilled along the milky way and glittered like billions of finely cut diamonds across the black velvet sky.. Sleeping soundly on soft pallets of quilts that Mother had made…
Our local McDonalds sells large cups of water for 27 cents including tax! That just thrills me to pieces. On a hot day or after a tiring day at work… (cold fresh water) what could be finer? Well, other than a large cold Dr. Pepper… but I refrain, usually. Sigh. Pulling through the drive thru…
We’d spent the night at the farmhouse. Morning dawned cold and dark. I lit the candles on the table, hoping to shatter the chill, and bring comfort. and cheer. Pulling my phone from my pocket, I decided to see what I could capture on my screen by taking photos in the darkness. The table had Valentine…