I sat up to a strange light creeping across the bed in a tiny, glowing sliver. What was this and from where did it come? My eye...

This week found me at doctor and dentist offices. Kids had a cold; I have a terrible head cold. In between sickness on Monday and more...

I can still remember the day I decided to get David Paul out of school early to go crabbing. It was one of the few years he spent at a...

When David and I began planning our wedding we chose as our wedding bands two rings with a total of twelve stones. We wanted our rings...

L E S M I S E R A B L E S. It began with Susan Boyle singing "I Dreamed a Dream." I am quite embarrassed to say I had no idea from...

When Dave and I married we dreamed of a full house of children. Dave dreamed that we would "fill the pew" at Church. We had settled on...

(Fair Warning - Long Post) My 9 year old son, Dylan, brought a small bouquet of flowers in to me today. He put them in water in one of...

When my parents left the expanding resort town of Hilton Head Island in 1985 they chose as their new settlement a beautiful acreage an...

For as far back as I can remember I have loved to write. I have loved to read. I have read books that made me want to write and I have...

When my son was 7 years old he rode along with my sister and I one Saturday morning when we decided to hit up some yard sales. We...

Dear "Much Afraid," When Hannah Hurnard wrote her book "Hinds Feet on High Places" she named her fearful little character "Much Afraid." ...

St. Augustine Florida is known as the Nation's Oldest City, but those who know her, know that there is so much more than history. My Dad...

Dear Aspiring Artists, A few months after I had my first art show, with the five or six paintings I had to my name, I began...

The term "Blog" is actually a combination of the two words Web + Log. Originally intended as a discussion or informational dialog by a...

I compose letters in my mind all the time. I think about people I want to meet. I think about situations I would like to address. I...

Dear "Baby Steps," As a high schooler I had a dream of one day running a marathon. By the time I was 50 I had long since quit running...

Dear "Beautiful Family Tree Branches," Thankfully, I don't have to make any apologies for my "roots." I come from some strong stock:...