Monthly Archives: December 2023

Dear Reader: This old GuidePost story popped up on my phone yesterday and it seemed so familiar for women and the challenges they face with aging and night driving. How familiar is this phrase/ excuse heard by aging female friends … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: For you long-term readers … you might recall the picture with all four of my Ya Ya friends from Erskine College ( Brooke, Jackson, Tima ( Libby) and myself wearing this same ” Big Blue” coat we purchased … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If this year has taught me nothing else… it is recognizing the fact that just having the ” Presence” of the people we love together and sharing kindness and joy, laughter, and gratitude is the most important component … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: At Christmas we rejoice over the birth of our Savior but not just His first birth and life on Christmas Day, but also the second birth and His gift of eternal life to those who believe …after death… … Continue reading →

But… I was so happy to hug it again and wish ” Big Red” Merry Christmas and get to go home if only for a brief time collecting a few things I needed to pick up. Then onto having ” … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What a wonderful day I had yesterday. My friend, KC Myers, came to see me bearing a pizza… Oh Happy Day! But as much as I love pizza… it was conversing and catching up with KC that made … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday my neighbor Vickie came to visit and update me on my gardens… we had so much fun catching up, Angela, my RNNurse, stopped in to get my vitals and visit and both Vickie and I had a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I opened this Christmas card a couple of days ago… I first was taken back by the card’s unique and creative imagery … a colorful ” Christmas Tree” made from sea shells … it immediately made me … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: During the first few days each year ( while teaching) my initial strategy ( besides getting to know each student’s name) was to start reeling in my eighth graders with ” Strange but true” stories around historical events … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: You know you are reading a memorable book when you find yourself relating your life with the story! First of all… I find this author’s style of writing smooth, comfortable, with two stories involving the same main character … Continue reading →