Day is done. Gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. Those are the lyrics to the first verse of Taps. The words are beautiful, and I loved … [Read more...]
Sunflower Oatmeal Bread
My husband loves sandwiches made on sunflower bread at a local diner. When we discovered the owner ships the bread all the way from New York to North Carolina (therefore justifying the extra charge … [Read more...]
Doing Hard Things
My husband and I met an acquaintance back in November who asked about our sons, sophomores in college. The man said his son had decided not to accept a scholarship to play baseball at a local college … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookie
For the past six days or so I've been trying to catch up with my baking. I've baked thirteen different kind of cookies--two are double batches, too. Here's one of my favorite recipes. It's one of the … [Read more...]
Gratitude Day by Day
A couple of weeks ago, a friend suggested keeping a gratitude journal. After I wrote entries for several days, I wished I’d started at the beginning of the year. So I decided to go back to January and … [Read more...]
Uniform Gratitude
Last weekend, I participated in the Writers’ Police Academy in Jamestown, NC. What a great experience. Some lucky people won lotteries to shoot guns, breach buildings, visit the jail, and participate … [Read more...]
Fresh Eyes
We always called it the fish pond. It’s a man-made pond hand dug by my great-grandfather out of a low, wet place on his farm. He thought everybody deserved a place to fish and wanted everybody to … [Read more...]
Of Things and Daughters
I’m a collector. I knew that subconsciously, but a personality test confirmed it a few years ago. The first thing I remember collecting is bottle caps. I loved the different colors. When I visited … [Read more...]
Favorite Books #2
A few posts ago I wrote about my top ten favorite books. Today I'll share more favorites in two different categories. I chose to categorize because too many books exist to choose only a few. … [Read more...]
Training Anyone?
Two days ago I started training. One of my sons is my personal trainer. I’m not trying to lose weight. I just want to tone, tighten, and, for sure, flatten specific areas that with decades of use have … [Read more...]
