My little brother HATES Country music or at least he says he does quite frequently. I, on the other hand, embrace the brilliance of Brad Paisley, the knack for words of Keith Urban, the touch of Taylor Swift and the just plain sweetness of J.C. Anderson. To me, Country Music often enlightens the soul and [...]

I have always wanted to be a mother. Let me say that again. I have ALWAYS wanted to be a mother and now a grandmother. There is nothing that brings more joy into my life than to be with my family! Last weekend, I was able to take care of my youngest grandbaby. He was [...]

Many women–with varied colors of skin and hair, with ages that range from deceased to younger than I, with backgrounds that contrast like the dark night from the first light of morning–have taken a special interest in my life, my health & well-being, and my happiness. These women, without regard to color or background or [...]

Brad Paisley is one of my all time favorite Country Music stars. I love so many of his songs and find them quite inspirational and relative to my own life and the way I feel about many things. There is one song that he sings, which is actually in the Disney movie “Cars” called “Find [...]

Recently, I was speaking with a friend on the phone.  She has the tendency to be too hard on herself.  Sometimes, she forgets that she is a good person.  On this day, she was looking at the things she could not do because of being ill, not looking at the things she could and does [...]

Remember that show Reading Rainbow?  I loved that show as a kid.  I longed to be one of the “chosen children” who got to talk about their favorite books, and I thought LeVar Burton had the coolest name ever.  (And imagine my surprise when I found out that he was not only the host of Reading Rainbow [...]

This week I went to a church class and the instructor said something I found profound. She told us that we are going to “be somewhere, so you might as well be somewhere good”. That’s really true. Time is gonna go by whether or not you make something out of it. You are going to [...]

Isn’t it fun to wake up in the morning with a song stuck in your mind? The words and music just keep going over and over again. This morning, the song was On the Road Again. I can hear Willie Nelson singing it. I keep singing the phrase over and over again: “On the road [...]

Several months ago, my husband and I chaperoned a weekend-long activity for youth, ages 14-18. Now, many of you know that I have six little people to watch out for on a given day–but, on these two days, the task my husband & I had “parenting” approximately sixteen young men and young women was a [...]

I am a college graduate. I can cook well enough to support myself and know how to do my own laundry. I am a very capable, responsible adult. And I kinda had a meltdown a couple days ago. I’d been through a really stressful weekend and had had an intense morning. I ate a nice [...]