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This is Dedicated to the Ones We Love – and Lost
Last year, I couldn't even bear to put out a picture of my dad at Christmastime. And the first week of the month reminded me how much I missed my mother-in-law. The cold, grey days brought back memories of a cemetery sixteen years ago and of a grandbaby ushered into...
I’ve Become a Beatles Song
Before I got out of bed this morning, I tapped into my phone and listened to a young Paul McCartney sing, "When I'm Sixty-Four," because, well, I am now. It's a catchy song with a nice tune, and it paints a dreamy picture of old age. The balding, old man is...
What I Remember
I'm sure the water was cold, but I don't remember that. I remember soft snowflakes on my face as my grandfather prayed. I remember the sound of "Amazing Grace" coming from the small congregation on the pond bank. I remember the heavy quilt they wrapped me in when I...
Why I Bought Candy for Halloween
For some of us, Halloween brings up wonderful memories filled with family, friends, community, candy, and fun. Others feel the night came straight from the devil and cannot be redeemed. I'm not trying to start a fight, nor join one. I am merely saying any night that...
Best Marriage Advice Ever
"Madge DuPree declares she is much too old and crotchety for any romantic nonsense. Mr. Elmer Grigsby disagrees." I never planned to be a romance writer. But, I awoke one morning to find Elmer Grigsby standing on Madge DuPree's doorstep. He held his hat in one...
How do You Measure Success?
Ask any mother of a newborn and she will tell you success is getting a shower more than once a week. Ask one of the female astronauts scheduled for a spacewalk at the International Space Station this month and we might get a different answer. (Not dropping the...