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The room sizzled with awkward beauty attributed to pre-teenage girls. Chatter bounced from one to the other about boys and who’s dating and clothes and half-up-half-down-hairstyles and whether “so and so’s” “winged eyeliner” was on. point. Keeping myself right smack dab in the middle of the dream-filled youthful conversation, I said, “Always remember, no matter what,…
I Think Maybe You Should Laugh
As I made the bed I realized that generally I am sound asleep between 1:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. I’m always thankful for sleep. And I know here and there I sleep more than that, but I can generally always count on those hours. It really doesn’t take very long to spend the night at…
Happy New Year!
I’ve enjoyed watching as we’ve scrolled through social media, discussing and posting our chosen word… “word” for the year… like EASY or MINDFUL or KIND. Oohhh, those are all so very good. “You know in a world where you can be ANYTHING, be KIND.” It’s EASY and MINDFUL to be KIND. I love new beginnings…
The First Time I Bought A Pack of Cigarettes
I really surprised myself the first time I bought a pack of cigarettes. Wheeling into the parking lot at Dollar General to buy cat food I pulled into a parking spot and jumped out of the car and hustled in. Rushing past the counter I looked over my shoulder and noticed the checkout line had…
And Now There Are Eight
All I knew is that when they packed up the creamy white Century Buick with boxes and grocery sacks and food for a picnic on the road and all seven of them loaded up and headed “way back up North” to where they lived”, I was on my own to generate my own fun! The…
Just checking…”Is YOU Dead?”
Marrying at the age of 19 is young measured by today’s standards, but in 1936, it was just perfect for my mother. My daddy, age 21, took mother as his bride and they became a team. Faithful to each other for 61 years, they shared the highs and lows of marriage and family and faith. This photo taken in…