Category: Stories & Fiction

  • The Boot Debacle

    The Boot Debacle

    I stood in the shoe department and waited my turn.  I had already been standing there a while, but it was Christmas and the store was busy. I stifled my frustrations and put a smile on my face, I knew my patience was about to be tested.  As they say, tis the season.  I really…

  • Bringing Back the Joy of Christmas

    Bringing Back the Joy of Christmas

    It was another long night.  Up again with stomach pain, walking the floor, waiting for the medicine to work so she could go back to bed.  Life shouldn’t be so hard.  People shouldn’t get sick, suffer and die.  It felt like there was a chasm the size of the Grand Canyon in her heart and…

  • Through the Eyes of a Little Girl

    Through the Eyes of a Little Girl

    I have a vague recollection of sitting on an overly blown up tire tube sliding down a hill on the side of a mountain. Snow flying in my face, lips frozen, mouth dry from laughing so hard while the cold air froze me solid from the inside out.  Oh the carefree days of childhood.  Any…

  • Overparenting. It’s a Thing.

    Overparenting. It’s a Thing.

    My husband and I were talking recently and we decided that raising kids is hard. Just being be brutally honest, it’s tough. I have cried myself to sleep more than once over my kids. Of course, I have also been a #proudmomma more than once as well. For the sake of full disclosure, I feel…

  • I Have Green Thumb Envy

    I Have Green Thumb Envy

    I’ve already confessed to you guys that I am not a plant person. Don’t get me wrong, I really try. I actually envy people who can keep them alive, well, not just alive, but make them thrive. I have walked into homes that looked like they could be showcased on the Home and Garden channel.…

  • Family Camp, famous for its tabernacles with no walls and NO air-conditioning in the dorms….

    Family Camp, famous for its tabernacles with no walls and NO air-conditioning in the dorms….

    Sitting on the porch this morning enjoying the beautiful sunshine and the birds singing. I was feeling a little sorrowful, missing my sweet mama. I closed my eyes to think and pray. In the silence, with the birds and the bugs as background music, I could hear the humming of the ceiling fan. My mind…

  • A Day in My Life (the conclusion)

    A Day in My Life (the conclusion)

    Well, yesterday was a tough day. Said goodbye to Christian for a second year. I know how these things work, every year they are gone, they come home less and less. Had Abbie’s car towed, bad fuel pump. Oh wait, that was the day before. So many things going on that I can’t keep up.…

  • A Day in My Life (part one)

    A Day in My Life (part one)

    A journey into the deeper waters of life. Of course I have to write these life lessons from my perspective so I am able to grasp them and dive into the places He wants to take me. Want to join me? Read on…. “Deep calls unto deep at the noise of your waterfalls, all your…

  • Move In Day

    Move In Day

    Well, it’s that time of year again. The time that college parents dread, move in day. (Well, some of us dread it anyway.) That’s this Saturday for our family. It’s not like this is our first rodeo, we’ve done it before. I have a 20 (nearly 21) year old that lives in Mobile full time…

  • “Never Enough”

    “Never Enough”

    When Jeff and I were at the beach this weekend, we went to a neat restaurant that was right beside a beautiful marina.(I think I mentioned it in a previous blog.) I don’t know what it is about a marina, but I love to see and explore them. It was a perfect night for a walk,…

  • Goodbye Paradise!

    Goodbye Paradise!

    Sitting on the beach, reclining in my beach chair soaking in the rays. I can’t help but hear all that’s going on around me. To my right there’s a family that is definitely not from this area, I’m guessing Louisiana? They’re trying their hand fishing. And their young boy, he looks to be 11 or 12 years…

  • It’s been the best and the toughest decision I’ve ever made.

    It’s been the best and the toughest decision I’ve ever made.

    What a beautiful day in Orange Beach.   It was so fun to sleep in and not have to set an alarm. Definitely a great way to start the day, seriously! It’s been a while since I sat on the beach, first time this summer for sure, well, this year. Come to think of it, I…

  • In our neighborhood lives a yellow calico cat, my niece and nephew have lovingly named it “the Carlson’s cat.”

    In our neighborhood lives a yellow calico cat, my niece and nephew have lovingly named it “the Carlson’s cat.”

    I am not a big fan of cats. Don’t get me wrong, I will never be one of those people who wishes cats weren’t created, I will never have a bumper sticker on my car that says, “the only good cat is a dead cat.” I don’t wish any harm on them, I am just…

  • I have never met anyone who loves their driver’s license picture-seriously, never. I go to great lengths to keep mine hidden.

    I have never met anyone who loves their driver’s license picture – seriously, never.  I go to great lengths to keep mine hidden.  It’s easier these days than it used to be.  Those of us who have been around a few years remember that we used to have to flash it regularly, back in the day when writing…