If you live long enough, you will discover that life is like a rollercoaster. You will spend part of your life climbing mountains, some time with a view from high, and the rest dealing with curves and drops that may take your breath away. You will experience times when you […]
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If you live long enough, you will experience days when you feel depressed and that you are no longer in control of your life. It is like taking a fall and knowing it will hurt, but you do not wait until you hit the ground to begin worrying about how […]
I was talking to my sister today and she reminded me that today was Mom’s birthday. I had to admit that I had not thought about it until she mentioned it. She would have been 107 today. She passed away more than twenty years ago, but that is not an […]
About forty-five years ago, I planted four pear trees in my backyard. There were three different kinds. One variety was good for eating right off the tree, one was harder but great for cooking, and the other looked the best and was very juicy. When you plant fruit trees, you […]
Eva, This year has been very wet with two major storms already. Earlier this month we had Hurricane Beryl blow through town and power was out for days. We have had rain every day and the ground is saturated. It has been cooler this summer, and I have not left […]
Those born during or soon after World War II have experienced things that our children and grandchildren would think are silly or unimportant. Our generation has always been mostly optimistic but grounded in the knowledge that we grew up with few things that were not required to get by. That […]
Many of us “old-timers” learned to drive in cars with standard shift transmissions, not cars with automatic transmissions. Back in the 1950s, most cars on the roads did not have automatic transmissions because most makes were not sold with them, and those cost more than the standard. Also, automatic transmissions […]
Eva, I love you because you understand, dear Every single thing I try to do You’re always there to lend a helping hand, dear I love you most of all because you’re you No matter what the world may say about me I know your love will always see me […]
When we lived in the Heights, our only radio was an old tube-type radio in a wooden box with a dial on the front for locating one of the few radio stations. It had a small speaker below the dial, but the tubes were weak, and the speaker was old, […]
“God never gives you more than you can handle.” We all have heard that statement and may have repeated it more than once. However, when you are at the point where that is being said, your pain does not go away when you hear it. “Why me?” is the question […]