She died in the wee hours of the morning this past Wednesday—no hospital, no doctors, no nurses. Having experienced bad health for many years, my precious mama’s little body couldn’t take anymore. She died on her own terms, and did so with dignity and grace. In the past, mom’s expressed two wishes when it came …
One of the most difficult tasks adult children contend with concerning elderly parents is taking away their car keys. Imagine having to be the bad guy and “muscle in” on their independence. I’m the baby in the family so I definitely didn’t want to be the one to do it. That job would clearly fall …
Going straight home from work is typically no longer an option. I love getting into my warm pj’s and curling up on my couch at the end of a long, stressful day, but there’s an important stop I usually like making before heading home. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times. …
For this post, I have to go back in time a minute or two. Okay...twenty-three years to be exact. What an exhilarating day that was, and this wasn’t even the day we received our awesome Christmas gift either! That will come much later, but I will do my best to keep this post short and …
Gerry and I are what many may call an “old fashioned” couple. I truly wouldn’t have it any other way because that’s what totally works for us! I am more than pleased with our thirty-one year marriage. We are both blessed with full time jobs. We graciously split responsibilities of owning our home. When I …
It was September 8, 2016, and excitement started building in my very being. It had been quite some time since I was excited about anything, so it felt strangely foreign to me. With a very important flight planned to Arizona USA just ten days away, it was difficult not to be excited. You see? My …
Since I was typically a healthy person, I had never googled anything as far as my health was concerned. Before June of 2016, there was no need to do this. I always imagined if I did, I would certainly be six feet under in a matter of days. I would eventually toss that thought aside. Curiosity …
For this post, I need to take a quick trip back to my high school days. If any of my high school friends are reading this, don’t worry...I won’t tell on us! This quick trip immediately brings to mind that great divide between the popular kids and unpopular ones. I personally hung out with a …
It was a chilly morning just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, 2004. We were standing at the ticket counter at our local metropolitan airport. There was no one beside, or behind us. My son was a junior in high school. He was flying to Washington, D.C. for a leadership conference being held in our nation’s …
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My husband, son, and I boarded a plane and flew to the port city of New Orleans in 2003. The following morning, we would all board a cruise ship and head to Cozumel, Mexico. We were made aware of a tropical depression forming south of the Gulf of Mexico. Our captain made an earnest attempt …
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My Alternate Universe 