Parental Peace

For all my elementary years, I rode a bus to my school eight miles away. My town did not have an elementary school. It had the Junior High and High School combined in one building, shared by ours and three other towns. When I began seventh grade there wasn’t a bus to...

Take A Load Off

I was ready to pull out my hair; I was so frustrated. Events of the day, busyness at work, and fighting between my two little ones had me at my wits’ end. I remember calling my husband at work in my distress. I was leaning against the refrigerator, when I smacked my...

Celebration Of Life

No time to cook today. I left work early to attend the funeral of Scott’s Uncle, Richard. They are not called funerals these days, but celebrations of life. Very impressive. Richard was a music buff and his favorites played throughout the visitation and were...