May 31, 2021 | Happenings
Most people in residential areas have cats, dogs, or birds. My son has a dog, a rabbit, and now, what he calls a miniature pig! In reading an article in National Geographic, it is clear that there are no permanently miniature pigs! They are little and cute, but can...
May 24, 2021 | Faith, Happenings
One of the things that was hardest during the pandemic, was to be told our churches had to be shut down. Mental illness, suicide, and other things doubled and tripled. Especially hard to hear was suicides in children under the age of 12! At a time when we needed hope...
May 17, 2021 | Happenings, My Life
For a year we have been locked down, masked, and told we cannot meet indoors for church or any other meeting. Everyone was ZOOMing and after months of that, I began to grow tired of seeing friends in little squares on my screen instead of in person! I missed the...
May 12, 2021 | Happenings, My Life
Some people associate these terms one with the other, but there is a very big difference! A good friend had a friend of her’s pass away and when they entered the condo there were collections of old newspapers, the stove was a mess, the refrigerator had mold in...
Apr 30, 2021 | Happenings, My Life
My TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) weight loss group met again after a year, on Friday. Out of around 24 women, we had ten hardy souls. We spaced out chairs, and wore our masks, and instead of a program, we talked about how the COVID hiatus had affected us. Of course,...
Apr 27, 2021 | Happenings, My Life, On Writing, Poetry
I do not read music or have the ability to write music. I haven’t the faintest idea where to put a half-note or a treble clef, etc. However, the Lord has decided to give me some songs. I wake up in the middle of the night with a melody running through my head, or...
Apr 24, 2021 | Happenings, My Life
They come in every variety of fabric, disposable ones, and ones you can wash. Some people use neckerchiefs or fabric that goes over the head they can pull up to cover their nose and mouth. The number of companies jumping on the bandwagon to produce masks has been...
Apr 20, 2021 | Faith, Happenings, My Life
When one reaches the 80’s it is nice to feel relatively healthy and able to do things, but there are things that no longer appeal! First, washing and vacuuming my car, which I did on a regular basis, seems like too much effort! There is a local car wash that does a...
Feb 25, 2021 | My Life, On Writing
Have you every pondered over a solution to a dilemma and searched for answers. Sometimes they come at unexpected times. My publisher said last fall that they didn’t want a proposal for another Biblical Fiction until this spring. The market for Biblical Fiction goes up...
Feb 19, 2021 | Happenings
When I met my husband, he was a retired Navy Commander working for Tracor Marine. He also was the skipper of a 48’ Grand Banks. A beautiful boat that he maintained like it was his own. Charlie, a gentleman from Phoenix who owned three or four lumber companies, owned...
