Monthly Archives: April 2020

Dear Reader: Yesterday as I rode around Summerville… just to basically get out of the house…with my cars windows down and my radio playing…enjoying another beautiful day…I noticed new billboards that had gone up….some saying “Stay Home…Save Lives” …others referring … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday my eyes wandered to the top of my desk top computer…wherein lies a wooden plaque with the saying: “When is old enough to know better going to kick in?” I smiled to myself and whispered…”Never!” If nothing … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I saw this visual observation on the internet….my first thought was…my name must be on it some place. As a single parent (when I was still teaching) I felt exactly like today’s title message. I could hardly … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This sign at the Community Theater in downtown Summerville makes me smile…one…because it shows a lot of “spunk” but two…because of a memory I have concerning a very long movie intermission. I think I was about 11 or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is a benchmark moment when your oldest grandchild goes “double-digit.” “No way…there is no way” you tell yourself… but there it is…Happy 10th Birthday Eva Cate! (Memories come flooding back to the night I got the call that … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was a perfect day…warm with slightly cooler breezes that just seemed to float effortlessly into my home…with all the windows raised…and everything within… smelling  fresh and green! I like the new scent of my home now…it has … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Lately I have included in my daily prayers a little addendum that basically says “Give me continued strength to keep growing, Lord.” How easy it is, as we grow older, to slowly let go of growing in the … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I just felt like we needed a day off from too much over-thinking about the “What-if”s.”  The “What-if’s” will take care of themselves in good time…but in the meantime…let’s go for a chuckle or two today…. Some … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Remembering my grandmother’s words of wisdom are becoming easier and easier…much more so than remembering something that recently happened or even happened just a few years ago. Age brings with it… lots and lots of memory hiccups and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: On one of the early morning talk shows yesterday they had author Emily Esfahani Smith talking about the four “pillars” of meaning in life and the importance of finding them. A summary of the main ideas in her … Continue reading →