Thoughts on Cousins
An unusual thing happened this year. I’ve visited with more of my cousins than I have since I was a girl. Why is that unusual? My cousins and I are not particularly close. In contrast, Hubby’s family has cousin reunions and a round-robin letter between cousins that’s been going for decades. He knows most of […]
Thoughts on Ghosts
Halloween is here. it’s my least favorite holiday. I don’t like being scared, and I’ve never had a good costume to wear. The best thing about it the candy when we buy more than we have trick-or-treaters. Speaking of being scared, do you believe in ghosts? I do, mainly because of I Samuel 28 where […]
Thoughts on Packing for Travel
Hubby and I travel a lot. Sometimes he travels alone. Just he and his bicycles. He has a system for his truck where everything is within his reach. Water to drink, snacks (mostly Cheetos), trash sack, tissues, and so on. His system works really well for him until I go along. He has to rearrange […]
Thoughts on my New Book
I’ve just released by fifth self-published book, The Secrets of the Clock. It’s a contemporary tale of three ordinary sisters with extraordinary families. The concept for the book came from a writing exercise at an ICAN writers conference I went to two years ago. The Idaho Creative Authors Network (ICAN) is a group of four […]
A Lesson from a Friend
This past week, a friend passed away. She was 88 and had lived a full life. She was the mover and shaker of the Weiser River Trail, a rail-trail in western Idaho. I met Shirley and her identical twin sister Pattie not long after we moved to Idaho. Hubby loves rail-trails so he was thrilled […]
Thoughts on Being a Handywoman
There’s power in knowing how to do a few things for myself. I remember a woman during my teenage years whose husband died in an accident. She had to go to work for the first time. I heard her tell a customer in front of me that she was still very mad at her husband […]
Good Thoughts
With so many horrible things swirling in the air, it’s hard not to get discouraged or disgusted or discombobulated or a lot of other dis- words. I thought this week, I’d try to focus on good things that happened this past week. A little girl waved and smiled at me the other day. She was […]
Thoughts on Getting Older
It’s inevitable. We all grow older each day. It’s the only option we have other than dying. Rather than wasting time worrying or fretting about aging, it’s best to enjoy the amusement it brings with it. I’ve noted in the past week several instances where my aging brain and body love to entertain. Hubby and […]