Fasting Credit Cards

I was walking through my local CVS drug store a couple of weeks ago, looking for something that would fill the chocolate craving I was having.  I did not quite know what I wanted, was it cookies, or solid chocolate or chocolate ice cream or a candy bar.  I...

A Bad Hair Day

        I don’t know what I was thinking, but then again, that’s a fairly common occurrence in my forty fifth year on the planet. I suppose I was thinking that it would all go smoothly—that I wouldn’t run into anyone I...

Christmas Reminder

It was almost Christmas week, when merriment and expectation should mingle with the aroma of great foods and family gatherings.  But that was not the case the Christmas my husband left us.  There was no Christmas cheer in our home, no money for gifts or even a tree. ...

Fragile, Handle with Care

Recently, while sitting at my computer, I looked out my window to notice a familiar square truck, backing into my driveway as it does many times a month.  As I watched the door in the back open, I noticed something.   The box, now in my driveway, was...