My Alexa requests are getting redundant. Several times a day, she hears the same request from me:
“Alexa, play ‘You’ll Get Through This’ by Martina McBride.”
I know you all understand. It’s …
Loving when it isn’t easy
Extended family relationships in close families – especially in small towns – often defy the labels they carry. Cousins are more like siblings. Aunts and uncles fill roles beyond the …
Old age and Thin Mints
There are many – too many – signs in my daily life that let me know I’m getting older! The one that has hit home the hardest recently has to …
Magic boredom busters in the kitchen
The endless rain has made us all restless. If you have been entertaining children or grandchildren, restless won’t even begin to cover it.
My bag of tricks for entertaining children had …
Rare diseases bring out similar strengths
One of the best things about having my own small home-based business is the flexibility to do work that I find interesting. I love writing, and most of my clients …
Imagination play day
The rain never let up as I traveled from Knoxville to Nashville Monday, but I did get to Franklin, Tenn., by 1:30 and in time to pick up my grandson …
Music of my life
There is no rhyme or reason to the music I love.
Seriously. A look at my playlist – now that I have actually figured out how to create one – would …
Clothes on the line
Clothes drying on an outside clothesline were a common sight when I was a child. Every neighbor had a clothesline in the back yard. Even if you were lucky enough …