What you would run out of the house with if your house caught on fire? My house did catch fire, so this one is real. The first thing you grab is your family, making sure all that are home are accounted for. Next is your pets. No shoes, or coat, or purse, or keys, or … Continue reading #2 Thing to Write About

I got a new book for Christmas from my niece. It is the perfect book for a writer. It is called 642 Things to Write About. Inside, the pages have one line of text written on them and the rest of the page is blank. They are like story starters. Some pages have 1 and … Continue reading 642 Things to Write About #1

First let me just say good riddance to 2012. Not my best year. Moving on to 2013, I choose to have high hopes. I am a survivor after all, and being one teaches you a few things. Not all of the lessons are good ones. In order to survive trauma you have to compartmentalize. In … Continue reading Create Space, Make Room

I make time each Christmas to write a bit of a holiday reflection. Usually it is the week after Christmas because that is the first chance I have to sit. However, today the rain is pouring down outside, a fire is burning inside, my shopping is finished, and my baking complete. The house is temporarily … Continue reading Come as a Child

I heard a story, from one of the teachers who survived the CT shootings. She barricaded herself and her students in a bathroom. She told them they were waiting for the good guys to come and take care of the bad guys. Then she said something that caused tears to spill out of my eyes … Continue reading Light in the Darkness

What is there to say? No words will suffice, yet they roll in my head not allowing room for anything else until they escape onto the paper. My heart is breaking with unexpressed grief and writing is my way of processing. However, when I try to pour the words out, they will not form coherent … Continue reading Free flow…ramblings…thoughts and prayers…

I’ve been a bit out of sorts lately. Feeling frustration and stress at work, not at the big things, but at the copier, and the printer, and pencils that break...little things that don’t matter at all in the grand scheme of life or eternity. This is so noticeable, and yet so unlike me that more … Continue reading Missing Louise

If you don’t already know it, I live in a rural area. Wildlife is abundant all around, from wild hogs, to turkeys to squirrels. I have a habit of naming the animals that show up regularly around our neighborhood. Bubba Bear lives on the vacant lots around our house. He tries to be a helpful … Continue reading Henry

My dad was in the Air Force right after college. He was out before I was born, so I do not fully understand what it means to be a military family. However, I have listened to the stories of my parents. My dad wanted to fly jets. Poor vision eventually prevented that from happening, but … Continue reading My Dad is a Veteran

I wanted to write a review of Godspell. However, since my son is in it, and so are a number of students who have spent numerous hours in my basement watching movies and playing pool, I cannot exactly be unbiased. I have decided instead to write a shameless, over-the-top, promotional plug. If you don’t know … Continue reading Godspell