It’s almost September and children across our state are getting ready to go back to school. Teachers prepare for their classes and parents rush to super stores looking for the best... Read More

I became a grandmother last week when my stepdaughter gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Including having my own children, it was one of the happiest days of my life. I think about my granddaughter... Read More

In a shameless attempt to borrow from the recent post “It’s not just about food,” I share the following post about home repairs:

Last Monday evening, my neighbor across... Read More

We went to a dinner party recently (who says “dinner party” anymore?!) I don’t know what else to call it. It was a party and they served us food at dinner time. It just sounds so 1950-60-ish.... Read More

All I can think about today is my sister. She left early this morning for her trip back home to North Carolina.  And I miss her terribly.

You see, except for the college years, we’ve... Read More

On Saturday, July 10, 2010, President Obama announced in his weekly radio address that the VA is implementing a streamlined process for helping veterans get the much needed help for what has been... Read More

I hope you don’t mind that I continue to blog a while about abusive marriages.  It’s just that after I read some of the responses, I wanted to say more.

First, thank you for sharing... Read More

Many marriages have normal conflict. The spouses get along mostly, but there are times when they argue or disagree. And it can get pretty heated. Some may not speak to each other for days because... Read More

“. . . you always think, ‘Well, it’s easier the second day [after your first experience in combat], the combat veterans are the ones that really know what they’re doing.’... Read More

A few days ago I helped my daughter purchase her first car…an older used Toyota Camry. Everything was going well until I got the call that her car wouldn’t start. The battery was dead... Read More