Today I was listening to Sarah Palin speak in Iowa, and again she mentioned her desire to bring awareness to the unique challenges that those who have “special needs” family members, or family members with “disabilities”, face on a day to day basis.
This touches a very special place in my heart because I have a […]
With Mother’s Day coming this month, my thoughts turn toward my mother, as if they aren’t there often already. She is a VERY special woman, and has lived a remarkable life. I will do a tribute to her around Mother’s Day but for today, I’m remembering how much influence she has had me as far […]
The weather has been beautiful the past few days, the sun is shining and it has been warm this week, earlier than usual this year. So today I went out and purchased a flat of Petunias to put in my hanging planters, and old wooden bucket that I use as a planter next […]
During my childhood “Good Friday” was good because we would be dying eggs, and in a day or two I was going to be hunting for Easter Eggs. I knew it was also a day that we took special time to remember Jesus dying on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, […]
This picture is of Mom and Dad at my sisters wedding, about 11 years ago on October 19th.
In October, my dear Mom’s birthday is on the 5th, she always liked birthdays to be celebrated “on the day” and that is what we did most of the time. She liked to be home, but I have […]
Some memories need a little help…what I mean is, I really don’t remember my birth, but my Mom does, so not long ago, I asked her to tell me about it. It wasn’t an uneventful birth, I caused some trouble from the get-go. I was born 2 days after Christmas in 1951, and […]