I watched him drive away. My memory flooded with images of a small towheaded boy who was so meticulous about how he put his toys away; until he became a teen, that is. Then it became a fight to get him to clean anything. I was lucky though. That was the most trouble he had ever… Read More Fiction Friday – The Promise… Read More Fiction Friday – The Promise
Grabbing a sheet of Thotrans out of the stationary box on my deck, I curled up on the sofa. Laying the chip in my hand onto the chip in my stationary, I began to think my worried through. As I did, I could see my thought transfer from a jumbled mess to an organized letter on… Read More Friday Fiction – What progress we’ve made.… Read More Friday Fiction – What progress we’ve made.
This has been another tough week. So much has gone on that I haven’t had time to focus on my blog the way I would like to. I had decided that I was going to skip my blog entry for today and focus on what I needed to get done. But as I was spending… Read More Why all the Sacrifice – Questioning God… Read More Why all the Sacrifice – Questioning God
Like many others in the Baby Boomer generation, my sister and I are both taking care of an aging parent. This is something that has become common in the last few generations due to medical advances enabling us to live longer lives. Baby boomers are often caring for their parents while at the same time raising… Read More Adult Children as Caregivers for Aging Parents: Part 1… Read More Adult Children as Caregivers for Aging Parents: Part 1
A few months ago my granddaughter and I were spending the day together. We were out for a drive. I had just gotten a new car. As we were chatting the subject turned to my new car and how different it was from her mom’s. “Cars these days have come a long way from what… Read More Look How Things Change… Read More Look How Things Change
Today we have the privilege of speaking with Kristen Joy Wilks. Kristen lives in the beautiful woods of the Cascade mountains with her camp director husband, three fierce sons, and a large and slobbery Newfoundland dog. She spent her misguided youth falling in love with Commander Spock via Star Trek reruns. Hello Kristen, thank you… Read More Tuesday Talks – Author Interview – Kristen Joy Wilks… Read More Tuesday Talks – Author Interview – Kristen Joy Wilks