Happy Birthday, Winnie! Thanks for the Hugs! In 1997, due to technological changes, my job in Information Technology for the local telephone company ended, as the company chose to outsource the work. After 23 years of working for Ma Bell, I decided to take early retirement and go to college full-time to become a college... Continue Reading →
Received for Christmas, 2020 For the Tale Weaver Challenge for December 24, Mindlovemisery's Menagerie requested that because it is Christmas Eve, respondents write about a gift you received or gave, or about being gifted in some way. I chose the cookbook we received for Christmas. I love the giver, but these are some of the... Continue Reading →
On a clear Christmas Eve night, Charlotte stood next to the tree in front of the next house down from the home where she had grown up. Despite the frost on the windows and her shivering as her threadbare coat with no buttons billowed out around her from the cold, she smiled at the memories... Continue Reading →
Another birthday to celebrate! I think of it as a wonderful gift! With all the trials and sickness of 2020, I have often felt so adrift. I wondered if I would live to see Birthday number sixty-nine. And if nothing happens today, Tomorrow's birthday will me mine. Written for What Do You See #57 from... Continue Reading →
The Bonus Wordle from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie request us to use the twelve words given as prompts, or just six of them, in a shape poem. I decided to try it for a Christmas poem. TheUniversal Christmas Tree It breathed once in unison with the birds, With the small animals that scurried across the ground. Each... Continue Reading →
With all the Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday hype, last Saturday on my 67th birthday, I discovered all over again the joy of a handmade gift. Douglas' daughter had her three children make "Nana Gina" birthday cards while I was at my daughter's house. When I returned to their home to spend the last... Continue Reading →
When we strike up a friendship in our teens, we don't know that it has the potential to last the rest of our lives. At present, my oldest friend and I have been friends for 52 years. She approached me one day and started a conversation. I was so surprised, because no one wanted to... Continue Reading →
We were in the midst of a three week intensive class training missionaries. The day on group dynamics was almost finished, with everyone giving all the appropriate answers. Then a visitor appeared, a strong shift from the ordinary. He told us that he had taken the class in a previous year, his experience with the... Continue Reading →
“That is Rat Poison” said the well known successful football coach. On hearing this, I went from B listening mode to A. Listening further, I gathered that the reporter had asked something nice about how the team felt about being highly ranked and likely to win the championship. Why would the coach respond to the... Continue Reading →
“Oh no,” said Carolyn, “I am paired with Eric for the afternoon witnessing time. It is going to be a disaster.” Eric, a friend from Calif saw that Missionaries were given great honor. He, also felt called to be a missionary, and also joined the same mission. Thus we found ourselves together in New York... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 