I recently attended the reception after a funeral service for a fallen Sheriff’s Deputy. I was there as a volunteer to help out with the setup and serving of around 1,000 people. When the procession reached the banquet hall and the family of the Sheriff started to slowly walk in, all of us volunteers stood […]
30-Something Blues . . . and Reds
Okay. I’ve experienced a few years in my decade of 30’s now. And I’m finally ready to write about it. Yes, it took me this long. You see, that jump from your 20’s into your 30’s is a tough one for most women I think. Especially since our culture seems to value being young, crazy […]
A Peaceful Death or At Peace with Death
I’m currently writing a character in my novel who is dying of a terminal illness. She knows she will die, and she has gone home to be made comfortable. She’s only 35 years old. The part that makes it even more challenging to write is that she has completely come to terms with her impending demise and […]
Fly Away Home
My Grandpa was a kind man. Beneath his sometimes gruff and grumpy exterior when I was a kid, this was the man who would feed stray kittens outside the farmhouse, quietly sneaking out there with a small saucer of milk and talking to them. He taught me about the many types of birds just beyond […]
The End of the Road
There’s something that has been on my mind a lot lately and I just can’t seem to shake it. I keep thinking about getting old and how we eventually end up. Maybe it’s because I just finished the book Water for Elephants and the parts about the man in his nineties in the nursing home […]
Grace
This is a special post for me. The lyrics to this particular song have always touched something inside me, and while they are quite haunting, I also find such beauty in the words. My extremely talented cousin agreed to sing this song and I paired it with some of my favorite photographs that also resonate […]