Writer, Speaker, Editor, Blogger
I’ve always enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles. When I was younger, I often worked puzzles with cousins or on vacation. Sometimes, I was so intent on finishing a section of the puzzle, I lost track of time or didn’t hear when someone spoke to me. Often, life feels like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Interlocking challenges come […]
As a young mother, I remember the impact the suicide of a local health professional had on me. I was shocked, confused, shaken, and slightly afraid for some indefinable reason. My daughter was less than a year old and with my mother when I heard the news. I immediately went to get my daughter, again, […]
When I was a child, a popular vacation was the “road trip,” which involved loading the car with luggage and people and driving hundreds of miles each day, stopping only for meals, rest areas, and an occasional “attraction.” We usually drove until almost dark, then stopped at a roadside motel for the night. The next […]
I don’t follow the news as much as I used to. Not because I’m not interested, but because the slant of most news outlets in our country has become so negative. While I am interested and want to stay informed, I don’t want to be bombarded by negativism, questionable stories, and verbiage designed to stir […]
I grew up in a house my father built in 1951. Later he built an addition and remodeled other areas of the house. After my mother’s death, we did an major renovation, addressing some long-deferred maintenance. When we removed the kitchen cabinets, we discovered a water leak that wasn’t apparent. Years of undetected seepage had […]