Early Spin on Christmas

News flash! I LOVE CHRISTMAS! Over the years, I have posted guest blogs about coping with the Christmas season and advent. This year, I am challenging myself to exhaust my list of things to write [...]

Fit bit Lies!

I know the first two words in the title should be one, but I don’t want to get in trouble with the trademark people. Bless my heart! I wrote a blog about this last night for about an hour. [...]

Smiles, Grins, and Giggles

Sometimes, it’s the crazy things that make me smile. Anyone who knows me well, knows I am not an animal lover. I don’t abuse them. I’m just not a fan. Though I will say in my [...]

One of Those Days!

ARGH! Today was NOT my day. I had a full page of items on my To-Do List. Ronald helped me complete several items on the list before lunch. S-U-C-C-E-S-S! Ah, then. Before Mama’s passing, I [...]

Guest Blog on Grief

This is by a very dear friend, Terri Griswold Dodgson, who is a professional counselor. As I stood between the graves of my two brothers, Alan and Mike, the collision of emotions I experienced [...]

Passing the Faith

Our family has had an exciting few weeks. October 5th found my mom passing on to her eternal reward. My brothers will have their own celebrations of life with their families in Texas, but mine [...]

Mama’s Prayers

As I have been getting rid of Mom’s belongings, I am trying to help out my daughters by going through my own ‘treasures’ and tossing a few things each day. After shredding much [...]

Secrets? Nah!

  I couldn’t help myself. The Atlanta Brick Company in Newnan was calling my name. Our last trip there to buy Legos for our grandson made us aware of Missy’s desire for some of [...]

Good Grief

In 1984, my daddy died at age 57. He had received bad blood during surgery for a torn tendon. When he was slow to recover, he went back to the doctor. Blood work was done. The doctor said, [...]

Blessed

As many of you read on Facebook, my mother, Fada Sheek, died on October 5. The last few days have been filled with moving,  sorting, and distributing her things. Lots of business and busyness [...]