When I was a little girl, my grandma often told me that time went way too fast. I didn’t believe her then. The hours seemed to take...

The Ozarks Creative Writers Conference was wonderful! I learned a great deal from our accomplished speakers and publishers. The...

My 18th wedding anniversary was yesterday. I had planned to spend the entire day with my husband, but a mandatory business trip changed...

I’m currently attending a wonderful writers conference in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I love spending time with other writers and learning...

Generally speaking, I don’t travel much. This year has been the exception. I’ve traveled so much in the past six months that I feel like...

It’s funny how we associate things with the people to whom they once belonged. My mother recently gave me a cookie jar that had belonged...

I’m not someone who pampers herself. I’ve never had a professional manicure. I’ve had two pedicures and didn’t like them. Both were...

Sometimes the only thing that makes me feel better is a pink donut with sprinkles. There’s something inherently happy about pink icing...

I make it a point not to discuss religion or politics in public. They are both emotional topics that often elicit knee-jerk responses....

When I was a little girl, Walmart was just a place to buy clothes and hardware. We shopped at actual grocery stores for our food. We...

The generation gap often takes me by surprise. The gap between my twenty-something step-children and me often confounds me, but it’s...

I work in a large brown metal building. My office contains the ground level front door, which is an old style glass door that was popular...

I’m often amazed at the people who walk up to me in public places to talk to me. Most of the time when that happens, the people want to...

Congratulations, Ruth Lawrence! You are the winner of the $25.00 Amazon gift card! I will be emailing you later this afternoon to work...

I was quite irritated when I came home from work yesterday to find a sink full of dirty dishes. The sink was so full that I couldn’t even...

I’m giving away a $25.00 Amazon gift card to one lucky email subscriber on September 22, 2017. There’s still time to get your name in the...

My maternal extended family gets together for dinner once a month. It’s usually on the first Wednesday of the month. We often meet at a...

Sometimes I need time alone and don’t even know it. I have over-booked myself lately and currently suffer from scheduling conflicts. I...

In the wake of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, it’s difficult to decide how to best help those affected. I’ve...

We made tacos for dinner yesterday. While it’s a common food in my home now, I had never heard of tacos until I entered school. My mother...