I was sitting at the piano this evening and my husband said, "Your Mom tried calling my phone." I checked my phone and I saw a missed call from my Mom and a text message that read "call me asap please". Four words you never want to read. I hit the redial button and I [...]

Are you married to one of them? Dating one of them? Seeking out one of them? You know who I’m talking about or heck maybe you are one of them. Yes, that’s right ladies and gentlemen, I’m talking about the power tool yielding, pick-up truck driving, whiskey slinging, love you but I ain’t ordering your [...]

She used to keep the workbooks after the school year was over; keep the leftover pages that hadn’t been used. At school she was quiet and shy, but at home she was talkative. They said she had her Dad’s sense of humor; she liked to be silly. One of her favorite things to do was [...]

There are times in life when each of us must choose. Sometimes the choice is between paths that we lead ourselves to; maybe two, maybe three, or maybe more. And sometimes there are paths that are chosen for us; paths, that no matter which we choose, lead to a road that we wish we never [...]

From thoughts about the signs in my yard, to a local small business owner launching an attack on my character (and then those who stepped in to defend me) based on a blog post of mine where I called out elected officials for their inaction and down-right rude behavior, I’ve heard plenty about my decision [...]

I thought about mailing this to you, with no return address – I told one of my best friends about a week ago. Some weeks like this are hard… the weeks where it’s all over the news. Things that feel so real to me. Maybe it feels real to you too. That’s why I have [...]

I have many very vivid memories from childhood. But of all of them, the things I remember most stem from conversations at the dinner table with my family. Many of these conversations were about what we learned in school, sports we participated in, oh and religion and politics. Each evening began with prayer at our [...]

Recently there has been a lot of straight up shenanigans going on and quite frankly it’s culminated in this lovely little literary gem. If you’re reading this and you’re offended, well congratulations and welcome to my world, because I’m offended too; in fact, I’m down right cranked off, so buckle up because I’m about to [...]

Dear Friend, Today was hard. I struggle on days like today; wondering if I have a right to miss you… to be sad. Because it was me. I was the one who called the police. I was the one who said I feared that you may harm yourself. I was the one who rode in [...]

Sometimes I don’t even have to close my eyes, my mind just goes there. I can see them so clearly, the memories… as if I’m stepping back in time. As if I could enter that space and relive that moment. If I take a deep breathe I can smell the room; see the cars parked [...]