I am the proverbial storyteller. My goal here is to share stories of joy, wisdom, and some of my life experiences and observations. I feel a deep appreciation for life and beauty. I love nature and all things living, (well, maybe not mosquitoes, and creepy dangerous things!) I am a retired nurse, who has dabbled in many different hobbies over the years. I have one cat, two grown sons, and the two wonderful daughters in law. and three beautiful grandchildren. I love my life in NC.
Norie is my sixteen year old black cat. As two old gals, we pretty much understand how to live together. I have always tried to learn and respect her likes and dislikes. I also never try to scare her or lie to her; so she trusts me. If I accidentally step on her tail or … More Norie Understands
Norie is my sixteen year old black cat. She is mischievous, funny, a huntress of bugs and anything that looks like one. Here she is as a kitten. My second son and his wife gave her to me when she was less than a year old. She was a rescue cat along with her siblings … More Photos of Norie Growing Up
If you have been reading my blog posts, you know already that I am kind-hearted, polite, friendly and love people. My goal in life has been, and still is to help people (and living things, including nonpoisonous bugs). Because of these characteristics, I often helped others without assessing my own ability, energy, needs, cost of … More Think Before You Say, “Yes.”
This post is about my epiphany about the causes of the high anxiety I lived with for one reason or another during my childhood. While growing up I was a bit of a worry wart. I still am at times but now much less often. Some of my anxiety stemmed from basing my self-esteem on … More One Scared Little Girl!
Dogs or cats? Norie is now just over sixteen years old, the equivalent of an eighty year old human. She keeps me company but likes to spend time on the screened in porch in the sun, sleeping. Norie showed how intelligent she was after my second son and his wife gave her to me. After … More Norie is My Black Cat
I want to share a tribute to two elderly neighbors, Alice and Walt, in Fuquay-Varina. They were like the parents to some of their younger neighbors. Walt passed away several years ago; I was sad for our loss but happy for him to be with God in heaven. He loved his dear wife Alice and … More I Miss Walt and Alice
I was a medical nurse for about nine or ten years. Then, I was trained as an ICU/CCU nurse and worked 17 years in CCU/ICU ( Coronary and Intensive Care Units). After about seventeen years of nursing in Cooronary or Intensive Care Units, I herniated a disc in my neck and had to retire from ICU/CCU … More My Back Brought Me to a New Career
When I was about 11 or 12 years old, I thought perfection was something I was supposed to pursue. I read in the Bible, “Be ye perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” That is a high goal to set. (I know some readers may not be Christians, please just read … More Who is Perfect?
This is the second letter to my younger self in an effort to understand who I am now better and perhaps to help someone else do the same. Hello, young Elaine. You have an exciting life ahead of you in school. You get your first taste of what it is like to live in the … More School Teaches Life Lessons
By Melodie Elaine Estes Everyone has unusual experiences to share that make their lives more interesting and unique. Those events help make us who we are and give us stories to share with others. The following are three of my most unique adventures, but there will be more! I would enjoy hearing from some of … More Been There, Done That
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