We possess a wonderful French door refrigerator with all the bells and whistles that we bought nearly two years ago. Just before we left for the trip to Portugal this year, we found that after just 15 months, it had stopped cooling. Because of the frugality of my husband, we did not buy the extended... Continue Reading →
As Shannon felt the heart-pounding, shaky breathing, and profuse sweating of a panic attack, she kept repeating, "You are not dying!" Her fear of being alone in a foreign country generated the anxiety. She couldn't seem to find the peace to sleep. She turned over in bed and saw the moon shining as it had... Continue Reading →
I loathe hearing anyone declare that they would give anything they have just to possess something or somebody they crave! I remember saying, "I would give anything for him to like me!" A sage woman asked me, "Really? Anything?" I had to stop and wonder about what I had just declared, because what I was... Continue Reading →
Answering questions from sparks from a combustible mind When you are old, what do you think children will ask you to tell stories about? If you are "old," what stories do you tell your grandchildren? My grandchildren love to hear stories about when their parents got in trouble in their youth. They especially enjoy hearing... Continue Reading →
I had cataract surgery on my right eye on yesterday, and today the patch was removed. I nearly fainted at how vibrant the colors were, especially the nurse's blue scrubs. It was like seeing in high definition on the television, as I had the left eye done about eight years ago. I was told then... Continue Reading →
I wonder what is the interrelationship between trying to find a sense of belonging in childhood and the desire to follow unknown paths? When Douglas and I take long walks in the places we visit, there is always a path that no one seems to take. You can tell those precious paths not taken by... Continue Reading →
In the fourth grade, my class visited Rock City, an attraction that sits on top of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In order to go from one side of the nature trail there to the other side where our bus was parked, you had two choices: the swing-along bridge or hike the long way around.... Continue Reading →
Written for Six Word Saturday Challenge. I find trains fascinating, for they are nearly always in motion, on the way to a destination, leaving a destination, or arriving at a destination. That's how IÂ like to think about our lives. We should be in motion, never standing still, immobile, or aimless. There should be some... 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 →
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 →
Help from Heaven 