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...]
The Bible and Ten Favorite Classics
A friend at a dinner party once suggested a game—if we were marooned on a desert island, which book would we want with us and why. Then she looked directly at me and said, “And don't choose the Bible, … [Read more...]
