It's difficult and painful to realize that you have been wearing a mask for a long time, not really being as authentic as you should have been. It does not matter if the mask was worn unintentionally; what matters is finding the courage to admit that you need to change and to be real in... Continue Reading →
If a song has a beat that I can move to, I can listen to it over and over again. I am a true music lover, for I like all kinds of music. As a little girl, I only heard R&B songs on black radio stations. I heard gospel music at church, and still today,... Continue Reading →
As Caroline sat watching the students approaching the quad, she wondered what their generation will do with the problems that her generation is leaving for them to tackle and, hopefully, correct. Will they finally find ways to ensure that every employee is paid a living wage, enough to provide for their families? Will they cross... Continue Reading →
I have loved novels and movies about spying for many years. Authors like Robert Ludlum, Tom CLancy, and John le Carre entertained me with thousands of hours of non-stop espionage. While some females in my generation wanted to be "Bond girls" and be romanced by James Bond, Agent 007, I dreamed of being Agent 007. What... Continue Reading →
We are in California to visit with Douglas's 93-year-old mother and for him to attend his 50th high school reunion. As the unofficial secretary in this duo, I made the travel arrangements. I always, where possible, ask for an aisle seat, even when I traveled alone. My frequent-flyer program automatically assigns me the aisle seat... Continue Reading →
In 1997, I visited Europe for the first time, as part of a guided tour that covered eight countries in thirteen days. One place we visited was the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. I had never seen a concentration camp before. It was so painful to see and learn of the atrocities perpetrated there, to... Continue Reading →
I wrote about this before when I first started the blog, but could not resist revisiting it when I saw the prompt from Scott Bailey was prayer, mainly because this is when I came to realize that some prayers are answered quickly and some require of to wait for an answer. The answered prayer changed... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was reminded of a remark that my best friend's father made one day when we were swooning over some guy. Mr. Bubba said,"There's a difference between a real man and a guy in a pair of pants!" Of course, being two teenage girls, we laughed at him and never missed a beat in... Continue Reading →
A new great-granddaughter named Knola With fuzzy hair lies on my bed, So, I bend to introduce myself to her, Planting peachy kisses upon her head. She coos and smiles and drools At this lady who thanks God above, For another precious wonderful example Of his wondrous and unfailing love. What is it about a... Continue Reading →
I really am more of a dog person, but when we lived in faculty housing in California, only cats were allowed. I was enduring chemotherapy for colon cancer, and a friend advised Douglas and me that having a pet would help reduce my stress levels, so we decided to follow their advice and get a... Continue Reading →
