Regular attendance to church didn’t begin for me until the fifth grade. We moved to Hyde Park in Chicago. That is when I began to call...

This year the winter has been a topic of conversation for all of us. Our winter began in November with the first arctic blast, so much...

It wasn’t Valentine’s Day but I remember my first date and the kiss that came with it like it was yesterday. The year was 1956 or maybe...

We were headed for Texas. Daughter Teresa lost the draw so, she was accompanying her dad, “Buck” and me, her mother, from Illinois to...

Scars are part of growing up. One cannot be my age and not have had accidents. I have had my share, that’s for sure. Scars from childhood...

Thirteen degrees below zero! Thirty below with the wind chill factor. The weather is the topic of discussion these winter days. I spent...

Poppy, my canine companion of one year, is the cutest pup you will ever see. He is a rescue dog and came to me with many issues. He is...

The New Year is all about “hope”. We hope for world peace. We hope for our world and the environment to be better. We hope for our...

As close as I can remember, it was 1944. My dad was somewhere on a ship in the south Pacific, and my mom and I were living with my...

It is a week before Christmas and the parking lots are full of holiday shoppers. I am reminded of the theme song from the television...