Monthly Archives: July 2010

My mom and I took my Dad’s small dinghy with a motor mounted on the back, packed a picnic lunch and set out to explore Blennerhassett Island,  in the middle of the Ohio River.    Once we reached the Island, we … Continue reading →

  One Sunday, when my grandson was two years old, he was in the church nursery, playing.  Turning suddenly, he accidentally hit a playmate on the head with his toy.  She began to cry.    I asked him, “what do you say … Continue reading →

  One day I was talking to my granddaughter, Ally, about something we had done together the summer before. She sighed with all the patient wisdom of a nine year old and wistfully said, “but, mamaw, that’s when I was … Continue reading →

The first time my husband went to another country on business, he did not know the culture or the people. When he arrived, he felt out of place with their customs and lifestyles. As he became accustomed to daily life … Continue reading →