• I Hope One Day…

    I hope one day, I can be the calm to your storm. I hope one day I can be the pillow that cradles your exhausted mind and the peace that calms your tired soul. I hope one day, when you smell the lavender winds blowing from the East, you think of our long drives with… Read more

  • Positive on the Outside Only

    I made my weekly trip to Nashville Sunday. As most of you know, there haven’t been many updates lately. That’s mostly because nothing has changed. He’s still in the prison hospital. He’s still got a feeding tube attached to his stomach. He’s still got a hole in his throat where the breathing machine was hooked… Read more

  • Today, it is Enough

    If we are Facebook friends, I try to pay attention to all the little things going on in your life. Not like a stalker. Well, not for all of you anyway. I do stalk some of you, but you know who you are. I love looking at your photos and I always say a little… Read more

  • Contributing to the Delinquency of My Minor

    I totally contributed to my kid’s truancy the other day. But if life has given us nothing else, it has given us experience. Mel had a dental appointment in the afternoon. I made the appointment for 3 because he gets out at 2:30 on Wednesdays. I figured, I’d just grab him from in front of… Read more

  • PROcrastination 101

    They say if you can master the art of procrastination, then you are a real writer. I think this week proves that I am as real as they come. I have managed to get sidetracked, Monday through Thursday. And today’s not looking too good either. Things that have sidetracked me include: cleaning my house, cleaning… Read more

  • The Great (Toothbrush) Debate

    To share or not to share? I overheard a conversation about this the other day while eating lunch all by my lonesome (yes, I eavesdrop when I’m alone, sue me). I guess it’s a pretty simple answer to the unlikely question “is it ok to share my toothbrush?” I know, I know. It’s pretty darn… Read more