It was Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols expected their family to arrive soon for dinner. The fragrant aroma of stuffed turkey wafted...

A gift for me placed under the tree. My youngest son, Joseph, wrapped Christmas gifts and placed one under the tree for me. It was...

Recently, when I was home, I took Mom to dialysis early on a Saturday morning and the creek was up. It wasn’t high enough to worry about...

The other day my son sent me a video of my granddaughter walking for the first time. She’d taken steps before but this was the real deal....

Most times in life, we don’t really understand how another person feels until we step into their shoes. I became a mother-in-law a couple...

Life has changed since the simple days of childhood. I’m number seven of ten children born to my parents, Travis and Rachel. I grew up in...

I see the bike laying on the garage floor as I pull in. I slow down and stop before I bump it with the front of my car. My youngest son...

Growing up, I had a pesky little sister four years my junior. She seemed to follow me everywhere. If I wanted to go for a walk to get...

Christmas is upon us. Somehow it crept up on me again this year. 💚 This week, there was a discussion at work about buying gifts for our...

A couple of weeks ago, I took my daughter-in-law to the mall shopping for a new dress. After we looked around and didn't find anything...

We just got back from a wonderful beach vacation ❤ We haven't taken a family vacation for about five years, it seems. So, we thoroughly...

My parents always sliced a watermelon when I was young. We kids would grab a slice, sit on the porch together and a seed spitting...

Heart trouble runs in my family. Dad had a heart attack a few years ago. My oldest sister, Kathy, passed away at 49 of a heart attack....

My parents are getting older. It seems Momma is in and out of the hospital weekly and Daddy doesn't do well when she's not around....

It's been nearly a year since my nephew, Brandon, passed away. A dreadful anniversary to keep. But it's impossible not to. It doesn't...

My husband and I have a plastic ice cream bucket full of old coins. Both of us collected them when we were young and "somehow" our...

Tonight my husband took me on a date to one of our favorite places. I love the restaurant because of the soup they serve as an appetizer....

Our Christmas tree has always been very eclectic. I've got a bunch of ornaments that don't match and I like it that way. They have been...

My parents raised nine children the best way they knew how and I'm so very thankful to have them both as parents. They are now in their...

I have a little sister. She used to drive me crazy. She was spoiled. At least, that was my perception as the older sister of four years....