A Retrospective Look

July 8, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I look back over my life, I can’t see me settling down. Feelings of satisfaction and completion are at war with feelings for more. My kids are grown and, by my standards, successful. My husband of these last 100 years seems content to stay with me. I enjoy my home, family, and friends. I […]

You be the judge!

May 24, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Daily Post Word Prompt—GUILTY There are the things I’m guilty of: Not exercising Exercise has to be a lifestyle. My lifestyle is to sit. Not achieving weight loss goals Not being able to loose is frustrating because I walk and workout for at least a month before I quit. When I weigh myself, expecting […]

The Kiss

May 21, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

The Daily Post—WP Monday It’s awkward to know when it’s right to take that first kiss. From the moment I saw Frazier, kissing him was all I could think about. No, he wasn’t the type I’d envisioned myself falling for. He wasn’t movie star handsome or body-builder athletic, but there was a magnetic power in […]

A Memory In Honor of Mother’s Day

May 8, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

There are things I try not to dwell on. One of them is that my mother is no longer on this earth. She is out of reach and that’s not a thing I’ve allowed myself to examine. What I have examined is the speed with which cancer overtook her, causing her rapid demise. Mama didn’t […]

Sometimes You Have To Take One For the Team

April 11, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Daily Post prompt—FROTH The froth oozed from his mouth and joy lit my heart. He was dying, and I didn’t regret it. In fact, a sense of freedom bubbled up inside of me. The weight I’d been carrying for the last seven years had taken wing and was trying to escape through my mouth—my […]