Three Ways to Make the World a Better Place

It doesn’t take much to change one corner of the world or one moment of a day. And, that’s a start. Here are three ways to make a difference today. Smile My friend, Cora, and I went out for ice cream recently. As we stepped into the shop, we were talking...

A Little Christmas Fiction for You

As an author, I try to create characters so real you will want to add them to your Christmas card list. That happened to me every time I wrote about The Glory Circle Sisters of Mt. Zion Church. Catherine, Madge, Emily, Bess, Erma, and all the rest became real people...

T•R•A•D•I•T•I•O•N!

Warning: It is late October, and Old Navy has sold out of several styles and sizes of Matching Family Christmas Pajamas. Sorry to say, I just contributed to the shortage. This was the year I thought I could change it up a bit. Two of the grands are away at college....

Find Some Silence

I always think of fall as a quiet time. Of course, that’s only if you don’t count the roar of crowds at football games, the rumble of farmers in fields, the cacophony of ducks on a lake, and the whir of a leafblower down the street. Sometimes, we have to...

It’s Almost October!

You could read the title of this post in several ways, depending on which word you emphasize, and what voice inflection you give: Here is the phrase from my friends who suffer during the dark days of winter. Note their tone of despair: It’s almost October!...