Today it feels like winter has arrived. It is cold, damp, and grey outside. I decided to make some chocolate chip cookies to cozy up our...
When I found out the ladies’ retreat theme my church was holding this year was on emotions, I admit I inwardly groaned. That’s not for me,...
When I was little I remember sprawling on the red and white tiled linoleum floor of the kitchen looking at the glossy pages of my mom’s...
This spring, my heart almost broke when I walked outside to discover my neighbor had chopped her lilacs a few feet from the ground. It was...
Whether the tea is steaming on a cold day or iced to cool me in summer heat, whatever the season, reading is my favorite form of...
When it was discovered my dad was having an affair, the family unit I’d known for twenty-seven years was slowly torn apart. Now what I once...