Simple Thoughts From A Complicated Mind, Sort Of . . .

  I received a phone call from a dear friend, who is also one of my childhood heroes. Sr. Josephe’ Marie was my sixth grade teacher, and who...

  I have been in a rather nostalgic mood lately. I find it happening more so as I get older, especially around holidays. I remember over o...

As a writer, I am careful and deliberate when it comes to what I write. I think all writers are. What I place on paper, what I choose to hav...

  My sister, Betty, had a New Year tradition that I found funny, if not a bit strange. Each year, she would have a can of sardines open. At ...

  As a kid, Christmas was one holiday I looked forward to every year. As an adult, I still look forward to it, but with a completely differe...

Back when I was growing up, I couldn’t wait to get the Christmas edition of the Sears catalog. My brothers and I would hunt through it to ...

Yesterday, our daughter, Hannah, visited us with her dog, Teddy. He’s a Golden Retriever. We have a puppy, just over a year old, who is al...