Has anyone ever accused you of something you know you didn’t do? I have, and I have learned an important lesson from the experience. It all started the first weekend of February. A Weekend Together When you live in an empty nest, and your children and grandchildren live hundreds of miles away from you, you … More How A Broken Microwave Made Me Rethink My Reaction To False Accusations
We all have things we would like to do in our lives. It could be a career we aspire to or a special place we want to visit. It could be a daring activity or a relationship status. Sometimes, we experience things we never in our wildest dreams we imagined we would do. I’m experiencing … More Five Amazing Things I’ve Done That I Never Thought I Would Do
Have you ever finished an enormous project and felt a sense of relief and accomplishment? I have, just a few weeks ago. A dream birthed six years ago is now reality. How It All Began I started writing about ten years ago. My two kids had graduated from college and moved away from home, and … More Why Completing An Important Project is Incredibly Rewarding
Have you ever been so terrified your fear froze you in your tracks? I mean literally frozen and unable to move? I have. It was over thirty years ago, but the memory is clear. Floridians In The Snow I am a native Floridian, so I didn’t grow up participating in winter sports—except for when the … More How A Mountain Memory Reminded Me Of My Proper Focus
A Word for the Year You will often see a person pick a word for the new year. It is a word that reflects what they want to focus on that year. I didn’t choose a word last year, but I fell into one towards the end of the year. Since I only spent a … More How I Accidentally Fell Into My Joyful Word For 2025
Always Looking For Something Have you ever misplaced something in your house that you knew was there? Somewhere? Have you ever spent hours looking for that item, retracing your steps to the same five or six spots repeatedly, as if it would have magically appeared while you were in another room? I have. Often. The … More How Finding A Misplaced Item Feels Like A Christmas Miracle
Where Family Begins I come from a large extended family. We gather once a year in south Georgia where our roots began. Some of us gather again in January at an oyster roast in the panhandle of Florida. We gather at weddings and memorial services. So, it wasn’t at all unusual for me to drive … More How Remembering Loved Ones Lost Reminds Us Of The Passing Of Time
I sat up in bed with a start. Oh, no! All of my shells are gone! That was the first thought that popped into my head at 4:00 in the morning one day a couple of weeks ago. It had been two weeks since hurricane Helene and I was just realizing one more loss. Thirteen … More How To Find Hope When A Season Disappoints
Let’s Not Get Physical I was not a big fan of physical education in school. I didn’t enjoy getting hot and sweaty and I was not good at sports. If a ball headed my way, my hands instinctively shielded my face. I don’t think I ever caught any sort of ball in my entire career … More Why A Dreaded Childhood Game Reminds Me Of Our World Today
Sometimes the little things in life become the big things, the things you will always remember. I experienced this just this past weekend. A series of little things made for a memorable weekend. When Your Grown Kids Visit Both of my adult children live out of state, so whenever I have the chance to spend … More Why A Handful Of Little Things Added Up To A Memorable Weekend
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