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Who Have You Buried Alive? Oct 23, 2021

Being buried alive is not on any sane person’s bucket list.

This “It’s terrifying just to consider” ordeal occurs in horrible nightmares, suspense movies, and real-life...

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Liberty Isn't an American Idea Oct 19, 2021

Pageantry played out yesterday on millions of stages in the United States for one-day-only performances.

On lime lawns, lemon yellow Frisbees® sailed under robin-egg blue skies. On steaming...

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The Power of Place Oct 19, 2021

Where are your go-to places?

The...

...shop for a perfect gift?

...boutique for a breath-taking outfit?

...stop-off for a steaming latte?

...market for marvelous fresh produce?

...

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Three Simple Letters. One Timeless Enigma. Oct 17, 2021

It may be humanity’s most paradoxical word.

Rosy-cheeked toddlers chirp it incessantly. Pimpled adolescents kvetch it frequently. Wrinkled adults sigh it occasionally. It conveys curiosity...

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What's Growing in Your Garden? Oct 17, 2021

My legs churned like pinwheels in a stiff breeze.

My hands became a set of vises, clenching the tiller’s twin handles. My eyes shot forward, desperate to find a brake. This was not going to...

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Live "Lashed"! Oct 17, 2021

I don’t know what object the bumper of this car encountered to require it being lashed into place.

The other end of the vehicle’s backside was in even worse condition. Dented...

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Can I Get an Amen?! Oct 17, 2021

Words matter.

To quote the infamous Mark Twain, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ‘Tis the difference between the lightning bug...

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One in Eight Oct 17, 2021

 It's an honor to share my heart daughter's words with you today.

Whatever pain you may be experiencing, in her vulnerability you will find courage to take one more step, try one more time,...

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What's Eve Got to Do With It? Oct 17, 2021

Yesterday, March 8, 2021, marked International Women’s Day (IWD), with the theme “Choose to Challenge.”

Covid caused many events to be virtual, cancelled, or scaled down....

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The Wanna-be Drug Addict on the Second Row Oct 08, 2021

I decided to become a drug addict while sitting in church.

Second pew from the front on the left. And, just like Chondra Pierce, it was “piano side.” I was in late elementary school and...

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