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THE ARCHIVES

  • DNA, The Tattler

    My aunt recently shared a photograph with me, one that immediately pulled me in. Sitting at the top of a set of steps in front of their home are my great-grandfather Carnahan and great-grandmother…

  • Love My Hummer!

    I’m procrastinating getting ready for work this morning. I have a new job, and learning new things has never come easily for me. I didn’t leave my last job by choice, so there’s a…

  • My View From Here

    Living in the city, no matter the size, is waking in the morning to the smell and feel of fresh night air. A yawn and a stretch later, that intoxicating aroma is smothered by…

  • Brrrr…

    The wind blows hard here at times. We are not “The Windy City” but we could be a close second. Today, the temperature outside is 55 degrees with high winds, which makes it feel…

  • Maybe Next Time

    This is another post about my mom. She is so fun for me to be around. She tells great stories on herself. The latest one is that she was feeling really brave after she…

  • My Mom’s Friend is My Friend’s Mom

    Tuesday, I took my mom to the doctor to discuss the pain in her knees. His office retook X-rays of her knees and said there was nothing broken. He gave her a cortisol injection…

  • Creatively Speaking

    List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? * The Scriptures, because they are how God speaks to me. * The Giving Tree – because that tree gave everything it had…

  • Are You Living My Dream?

    It was the year I turned twenty. Two months later my my fiance and I were married. I became a wife and instant mom (a story for another post). I left home for the…

  • A Walk in the Park

    Not every choice or experience in this life is as simple or easy as a walk in the park. I wish it was, but it just isn’t. However, with each difficult situation comes learning,…