Stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike: A March for Life Adventure
The night before this year’s March for Life, I almost decided not to go. I heard about the crazy storm that was supposed to arrive that very day, and I didn’t want to be stranded.…
Tag: Memoir
Christmas Memories
When I was a girl in the late 1950s and early 1960s, my parents always bought a real Christmas tree. I remember the wonderful pine fragrance as we decorated it. There were two kinds of…
Christmas is in My Grasp
Editor's Note: This is a Christmas reflection from the upcoming book, Fiercely Loved: Confessions of an AIDS Widow. *** As I am writing this, Christmas songs are playing on the radio, the tree lot is…
Daisy’s Complaint: A Cow Owner’s Advent Adventures
There comes a time in every cow's life when she decides that grain really isn't a worthwhile bribe. For Daisy, that day came in the fall of 2017. "Come back, Daisy Cow!" I shouted from…
Disaster Strikes: A Firsthand Account of the Carr Fire
The morning of July 26, 2018, began like any other hot summer morning in Redding, California. It was Thursday – grocery shopping day – and once again we went over-budget on our food. Among other…
The Glow: A Summer Memoir
“A trip down memory lane to when life was much simpler, sweeter, and where innocence lived. Where there was a magic that we all experienced as kids. I look around now…at the summers of my…
East to Chicago: A Memoir of 1920’s America
In the fall of 1924, Dad and Mother decided to take a trip back east to Chicago so Dad could visit his siblings, nephews, and nieces. This was heralded by us kids almost as much…
Family Life: A Memoir from 1920’s America
I came from a close-knit family, and my mom and dad deserved the credit. Around 5:30 each evening Dad was due home, and of course everything came to a halt as we anxiously watched down…
A Bibliophile’s Guide to Becoming a Librarian
Even though I’ve worked at a public library since 2011, I’ve always considered myself a writer first and a librarian second. Still, a library is probably the best day job that a writer could have,…
Sunday School and Narnia: Hell as Separation from God
At the beginning of the summer, I was asked to create and lead a VBS program for my current church. The theme would be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Since my two favorite…