Month: August 2012

Just 65 words, but they made my day. Those few words said my efforts had been worthwhile. My efforts began after we met up with our Pennsylvania granddaughters in January. We spent a couple of days sewing on the machines I had packed in case we had time to sew. The girls took off running…

I don’t know how I would manage even the most simple of tasks without my husband. Without him around, everything would simply fall apart. He left early for our vacation so I came home from work, checked the mail, flipped the locks and grabbed a sandwich to go. I punched the button to initiate the…

A restaurant buffet does not promote healthy, moderate eating, but plans had been made with the grandchildren, so the dieters said, “I think we should go just for the family experience.” Our grandson headed straight for the soda-dispensing station where he pushed all the buttons and returned to the table with a mixed drink. “Hey,…

When the going gets tough, the not-so-tough look for a way out, an excuse or at least someone else to make it all disappear. This is not a new issue. That is ‘why’ we have specific Biblical admonishments against yielding to those natural inclinations. For many reasons, people find that they are uncomfortable in their…

In the heat of the summer, as the grass turns brown from lack of water and the temperatures hover above 100, let’s escape to the dead of winter in the hills of New York where I spent my childhood. Think frost on the windows and air so cold you can see a tiny cloud every…