I have the most amazing human in my life. God created him just for me. He turns twenty-two today. His whole life has been a blessing for… Read more “My little guy…”

I have an old coonhound named Sam. We aren’t really sure how old Sam is, he was someone else’s throwaway who landed at our door. Kennedy was… Read more “My friend, Sam”

I have often written about the women in my life. God has blessed me with some of the strongest women he made. I have an arsenal of… Read more “My Sister Friend, Ellen Pearl”

I got to see me brother a couple of weeks ago. He lives in South Carolina and I live in Arkansas and we aren’t that close so… Read more “You Never Forget How Someone Makes You Feel”

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I pray. A lot. I pray for my children and my Mother. I pray for my almost children. I pray for strength.…

When I was a little girl, I loved going to my Aunt Vickie’s. Her home and business were in the same building. My Uncle Gene always had… Read more “The Queen of May”

I will be fifty years old in January and I no longer have a uterus. I wake up every morning feeling ill. It’s as if I am… Read more “Pantsuit Nation is saving my life”

I’m beginning to think I’m odd. Oh, hell! Yes, I know I’m odd. Stop rolling your eyes at me. What I mean is I guess is, I’m… Read more “Don’t be an asshat”

Holidays make me a little crazy. Ok, a lot crazy. I am thrilled when I can start planning the decorating and the food and the movies and… Read more “There’s always a holiday to celebrate”

I was prowling around Wal-Mart one day in March of 2014. I was by myself and really wasn’t after anything important, I was just sort of filling… Read more “Then I went blind”