Daily writing promptWhat do you enjoy most about writing?View all responses I am a teacher, above all other identities. My dream was to teach college from the age of nine or ten when my fourth-grade class visited the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. That dream was fulfilled in 2000 as a graduate... Continue Reading →
The Quietness of Rural Living Soothes the Soul
Daily writing promptWhat do you love about where you live?View all responses We live in a rural area, and it takes us nearly 30 minutes to get to the nearest interstate. At first, my husband and I thought we had made a mistake because it took so long to go anywhere. Also, our children hesitate... Continue Reading →
May Hope Never Die
Daily writing promptWhat positive emotion do you feel most often?View all responses I have always been hopeful, believing that situations will be better in the long term. Hope means expecting positive results, even when the situation looks dire and impossible to fix. When I feel despair, I remember the song that the adults used to... Continue Reading →
There is Peace in Knowing Troubles Don’t Last Always
Daily writing promptWhat brings you peace?View all responses Last year in August, I had back surgery that cured sciatica in my right leg but caused weakness and numbness on the left side from hip to foot because the surgeon moved some nerves. Learning of the effort needed to return to normal, I felt angry and... Continue Reading →
I Salute A Nurse’s Courage
Daily writing promptWhat profession do you admire most and why?View all responses Nurses are the heart of medicine. I greatly respect the women and men who dedicate their lives to the sick and helpless. The nurses spend the most time with patients, caring for our needs while encouraging us as surgeries or procedures await. They... Continue Reading →
The Product I Would Sell Is How to Think
Daily writing promptIf you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?View all responses Once, a student at a prestigious university in California asked me why he paid for college but also had to do the work assigned. I explained to him that the product I sold as a Sociology professor was... Continue Reading →
Don’t Ever Lose Your Faith!
Daily writing promptWhat is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?View all responses I take my faith with me everywhere. Faith looks different for everyone. What we believe in or Whom we believe controls the universe impacts the level of love we are willing to give away to others and to... Continue Reading →
When I Was the Barbarian at the Gate!
Daily writing promptWhat's the most money you've ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it?View all responses I decided at a period in my life that I had to learn to enjoy life alone, to find joy in my own company. I had kept dating the wrong people because I wanted so badly to... Continue Reading →
Happiness is a Family Affair, Sometimes!
Daily writing promptList 30 things that make you happy.View all responses I can list 38 "things" that make me happy. One (1) extraordinary man who has added joy and adventure to my life for nearly 20 years. Thank God for Internet dating! Between us, we have eight (8) children who keep us feeling needed and... Continue Reading →
Is There Anyone Still Alive in English Villages?
Daily writing promptDescribe one habit that brings you joy.View all responses I love to read and binge-watch English murder mysteries. Through Acorn and Britbox, if I am not careful, I will spend every waking hour watching the wonderful detective chief inspectors and coroners and their sidekicks solve the deaths of people in the small villages... Continue Reading →
