But I…

I hardly know where to start. It’s not often that a writer is at a loss for words. Really, I’ve got many words, but just am not sure how to communicate what it is I need to write about because there is so much to tell and so much not to tell. This is going to be a five-part series. These words … Read More

But How? But God…

I hardly know where to start. It’s not often that a writer is at a loss for words. Really, I’ve got many words, but just am not sure how to communicate what it is I need to write about because there is so much to tell and so much not to tell. This is going to be a five-part series. These words … Read More

Under The Same Roof Again

Sitting on the front porch of my family’s homestead in Western North Carolina is the perfect spot to reflect upon the past year.  Exactly one year ago today, my husband, dog, and I were packed like sardines in a Penske truck headed from Nashville to Lynchburg, Virginia.  The trip normally would take 8.5 hours but with a bogged down horseless … Read More

The Kindness of a Stranger

You know what’s been on my mind lately? The kindness of strangers that I’ve experienced in my life. I can think of so many instances where people I had never formed a relationship with reached out with something that blessed me from the simplest to the most profound manner. The “Pay-It-Forward”/ “Random Acts of Kindness” movements that I’ve seen several … Read More

If Those Dishes Could Dish

 You’ll have to excuse my absence from the blogosphere last week. My hands were stuck inside the cavity of a turkey around its frozen neck in search of the bag of giblets. I came dangerously close to both throwing up and crying. After several desperate calls to my mom to ask what exactly I was looking for since the giblet … Read More