Her name means Gatekeeper, but we didn’t choose it on our own. Let me tell you a story. We were walking through bankruptcy, a failed start to a…
Slicing the apple with what seemed to be one hand, I would sit in the garden and talk to Great-Grandpa. I did most of the talking, he did…
I have had a lot of questions lately without a lot of answers. This seems to be the norm when I ask others how they are all doing.…
Today, I set apart time to read. As a lover of words, there are moments when I realize I have deprived myself of things I love. And that…
Dear Pappaw, Happy Veteran’s Day. I went to a Veteran’s Day Ceremony today. The kids had school but I felt the need for them to skip so that…
This year we decided to send our kids to school. The reasons for jumping ship from homeschool to two in public and one in private, we’ll save for…
We backed the minivan up with a good 10 feet in between us and the truck next to us. We unloaded beach chairs, fishing poles, three excited girls…
Today, ended what was my third born’s Golden Year. Maybe you’re like me and need to be told what a Golden Birthday is. Well, it’s when you turn…
Who is really going to sit down and read all of these stories that I have written about our family was my main thought as I read old…