Category: Stories & Fiction

A few nights ago our carbon monoxide detector went off.   It is a device that acts like a smoke detector but it alarms when there is a possibility of carbon monoxide, not smoke. We have a gas furnace and I have always been a little leery of the chance of a gas leak. Well, back…

Now, let me see, where did I leave you in the story last time? That’s right, she was headed back to Magic Kingdom to finish out the day. All the while hoping and praying that her luggage would show up. Before she left, the manager at the hotel told her there was a good chance…

I’d been up since early morning praying and worrying and praying some more. My daughter was on the road headed to the airport at three thirty in the morning. Why do airports need two hours to punch your name into the computer and send you to security? And why does security need so much time…

Today we celebrate a milestone. A day I hoped would take its time. But, time is exactly what brought us to it. Sometimes I can’t decide if time is my enemy or my friend. But, as the old adage goes, it keeps marching on. Seventeen. I walked into your room this morning to wake you…

My whole life has been steeped in small church life. The kind where everybody knows everybody else. You laugh at inside jokes and notice when Sister Sue or Brother John is missing. The same few people are elected to the church board and dinner on the ground is a familiar term. The pastor shakes hands with everyone…

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…

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…

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’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.…