Learning to Drive at Age 50 Freed Me and Taught Me to Confront My Fears

Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself?View all responses I had a phobia of driving. I had been in a wreck as a child that left a massive bump on my forehead and rendered me afraid of other cars on the streets. It was easier to take the bus, as... Continue Reading →

My Driving Isn’t That Bad, Garfield! Is it?

Image Credit: Nik @ Unsplash I must disclose that I am not the best of drivers, Because I waited so late in life to learn to drive. I don't know why people tend to honk at me, Because I am on the highway driving at forty-five. Just because I am not going the speed limit... Continue Reading →

We Have Snow! It’s Beautiful, But Few Know How to Drive in It!

We only get snow in our part of Georgia maybe once a year! It is always beautiful, but because we are not used to it, accidents and wrecked cars end up everywhere. Northerners who have moved here believe that they can still go wherever they wish. They laugh at us for closing schools and offices.... Continue Reading →

I Did It! I Drove Again! Thanks Be to God!

Meet Essie, 2023 Chevrolet Equinox and my new best friend. I was too ashamed to write posts before I had overcome my fears of driving again. Yesterday, I woke up and prayed to the Lord for courage to drive. I have missed so much of the holiday events and just stayed at home. The quiet... Continue Reading →

Drive As Though Everybody Is a Student Driver

Daily writing promptIf you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?View all responses Often when my husband is driving, I have the occasion to be glad for the other drivers that he is the one behind the wheel and not me. Douglas had driven for so long that he anticipated when someone was about... Continue Reading →

Meet Tootsie: The Car that Corrects My Driving

My New Sweetie: Tootsie, a 2020 Hyundai Tucson After much painful car shopping, I have purchased my last car. I call her Tootsie, short for Tucson. She has all of the latest safety features, and I must get used to them. Driving her home on Monday, after not having driven a car but once in... Continue Reading →

Not Everyone is a Natural at Driving

Savoy Auto Museum, Cartersville, GA My friends, driving just doesn't come natural for me, Oh, how I wish it was like playing piano by ear. I am flummoxed by directions that bring me to tears, As I travel south when it's really north I'd planned to steer. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #247 from... Continue Reading →

Thank God, It’s Safe to Drive Again!

Snow turns into slush. White lines no longer blend in. Safe to drive again. When I saw the prompts, I automatically thought of the one winter in Illinois where I was terrified of driving, mainly because I couldn't see the street lines and when I braked, the car kept moving. We moved in the spring... Continue Reading →

Fair Warning: Stay Out of My Orbit

I am not a great driver, Haven't driven in nearly a year. I'm erratic behind the wheel, Leaping from petulant to affable, I fear. So, I warn everyone in my orbit, If you see me coming, watch out! It would be better for you If you simply took another route. Written for the Weekend Writing... Continue Reading →

Really, It Wasn’t My Fault!

Photo from Morguefile Without the rancor I felt at my driving being criticized, I reminded my dear one that I wasn't the one at fault For this debacle that we found ourselves in right now, But he took my righteous anger with a grain of salt. Mapquest had told me to go east at the... Continue Reading →

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