I Hit The Wall
October 17, 2026
I didn’t know how the stress was affecting me. … More I Hit The Wall
A Hungry Young Squirrel
October 16, 2026
This event was from several years ago. We had had some heavy rains, which inundated my porch’s concrete floor. After the water receded, I heard there was going to be more heavy rains. My porch, as well as my neighbor’s porch above me, have a right angle gutter that drains down a pipe beside our … More A Hungry Young Squirrel
30 Things That Bring Joy to Me
October 15, 2026
There are many things that fill my heart with joy. 1. Children playing, laughing, or reading out loud to me. 2. Watching my grown sons grow into good men, who love their wives, families, and me. 3. Remembering growing up with my two sisters and a brother, while our family traveled or did something together. … More 30 Things That Bring Joy to Me
Thankful for the Amazing Smart Cellphone!
October 14, 2026
I am so thankful for my constant companion…my cell phone. When I eat out by myself, I am never really alone. I can contact my friends on several different apps or play different games with my friends or by myself. When I see something beautiful or interesting, I use my phone’s camera to photograph pretty, … More Thankful for the Amazing Smart Cellphone!
Wake Up!!
October 13, 2026
Strangely, I have a memory from when I was a teenager spending the night at my grandmother’s farm. I awoke to see a black cat sitting by my head, curiously staring down at me, the strange person, sleeping on her mistress’s couch. The black cat was Inky, an indoor/outdoor cat, who was friendly and loved … More Wake Up!!
Anger Can Hide Pain
October 12, 2026
I have trouble coping with anger from others. Generally, the most angry I have been has been righteous indignation over mistreatment of someone, some country, or some animal. Growing up in my family, we rarely were angry at each other. I remember only two, maybe three big arguments my parents had when I was young. … More Anger Can Hide Pain
My Country Grandmother
October 11, 2026
My country grandmother was the one I knew the best. There was something about my mother’s mother which was charming and endearing. Her life had many hard times at the beginning, the middle, and the end. But her last years were some of her happiest. Her first husband, William Henry Youngblood, died, I think in … More My Country Grandmother
My Maternal Grandmother’s Life
October 10, 2026
My grandmother, Nina Alexander, was born in 1901, thirty-six years after the Civil War. Nina spent the earliest years on her family farm in Georgia. She lost four of her ten siblings, during her youth. (Death at an early age was not uncommon during those times.) When her diabetic father died after a hunting accident … More My Maternal Grandmother’s Life
I Spent a Night at My Grandmother’s First Home
October 9, 2026
My mother’s mother was extra special to me. She was my transplanted grandmother who had lived and grown up on the farm. She married the music director in her church and had two children: my uncle and my mother. When my mother was in her mid-twenties, Grandmother lost her husband to a stroke. After being … More I Spent a Night at My Grandmother’s First Home
Love Yourself
October 8, 2026
As an adult, it is good to understand reoccurring behavior. Over twenty or more years ago, I figured out that I had some anxiety when I was with a gathering of women whom I had never met before. I always felt at ease after I got there and started there and started greeting the other … More Love Yourself
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