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The Christmas season is over and life as we know it has returned to its normal state. Work, bills, some bad weather, you know, the daily grind of living. Over the holidays I love listening to Christmas carols while decorating the house, baking pies, or preparing what I hope to be an enjoyable meal for […]

I’m sad. I don’t want to be. I want to be happy. I want to call and tell my best friend how much I miss her and how much I love her. How every day without her is nothing but agonizing boredom. But, she’s mad at me. And she’s not talking to me. This is […]

Death looms. The slow sweeping hand of time continues its onward March. Nothing and no one is safe from its relentless attack. In the end time always win. So many years ago my life was brightened by who can only be described as the most precious, SWEETEST, and kindest woman becoming a part of it. […]

     Have you ever had someone make a comment that kind of threw you for a loop? One in which the intended meaning lies somewhere between reality and fiction. I have. Many many times and as such I think I have really learned how to read between the lines.      It takes a […]

     Over the course of your life many people are going to come and go. Some will come and stay and they’ll become people that you count on for everything. Those people will become the ones that push you to do things that you never thought possible. Or just maybe, you’ll be the one […]

     Over the past decade or so I have realized that things that once I would’ve taken for granted have begun to affect me in a deep and often painful way. The loss of my mother to cancer. My sister losing her precious puppy Bert, and now my friend Kris losing her beautiful baby […]

     A few years ago I met Kris on a website called get glue. It was a fun site at the time. You checked into movies, you checked into books, you checked into music. And for your efforts you were awarded stickers. And after you accumulated 20 stickers you could send off for the […]

     There are experiences we go through in life where we will never forget where we were when we got “the news”.       September 11, 2001 when the Twin Towers fell as America suffered the worst terrorist attack in her history.       November 22, 1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated. And no […]

     Waking up on July 20, 2016, I don’t know, maybe something felt a little different. Maybe that’s why I sent a text to my youngest son, Christopher, asking if anything exciting was happening that day. His response set in motion a day that would change his life, his girlfriend Lauren’s life, and definitely […]

     Sometimes life is funny. Other times it’s just down right cruel. When you do the absolute best you can for others, whether helping a family member out who is short on bill money or watching someone’s kids for years so they can make a living, you should reap more than losing your best […]