Friday 12/2/16  My MIL was in a good mood today. Anyone that knows her, knows that she can get on a tangent fussing about someone. Usually it’s a female relative.  Since she has become increasingly forgetful, she doesn’t recall recent opportunities to gossip and fuss. This has made her a gentler soul.  Today, though, my … More Courageous Joy

Peter Pan said that with hope-filled confidence staring down Hook’s sword. I need to keep that on my mind these days.  It’s been two weeks since our world turned on end. Let me preface this by saying it could be worse. I understand that and I am grateful for the blessings we have. However, we … More To Live Would Be An Awfully Grand Adventure

The following are random notes I made on my phone during the week when my mother- and father-in-law moved in with us just before he passed. They provide witness to a love that is seasoned, tender, tolerant, and for as long as they both shall live. We should all  strive for such strong connectedness. He … More Random Notes of Real Love

My writing took an abrupt halt over the last week and a half. My father-in-law had been fighting several little infections over the last few months. After the last one, the hospital wanted him to stay in a rehab unit but he absolutely refused. He insisted he would come home. Home to his wife. He … More Faith is Power

Bluegrass Blush is my third book. Way back in 1992, I worked for an author/publisher of textbooks. Jean Gonzalez had written a series of Court Reporting textbooks that were published through a major publishing house. She started her own publishing company, Middleton/Wasley Publishers, to distribute other products that complemented her textbooks. She hired me to … More It’s different this time

Brenda sat at her desk reviewing her agenda. She calculated the time to complete each task, added in time to get from place to place, and had the files she needed for the day in a neat stack on the corner of her desk. When she was satisfied she had everything in order, she took … More Just Like Her