Not Ready for February

Not Ready for February

Not Ready for February 2017 Jan-Feb As I sit down to write this letter I’m still waiting for Christmas to come. This year I’m a little less apprehensive than I have been the past seven years. That’s good. However, no matter how ready I think I am,...
The Holiday Season

The Holiday Season

The Holiday Season 2016 Nov-Dec This year I am ready for the holidays. I cannot believe it, but I AM ready.  Certainly not because of anything I have done, but just the same I’m ready.  Every year I wonder how I will survive the season with all of the memories and...
Focusing on How They Lived

Focusing on How They Lived

Focusing on how They Lived 2016 Sept-Oct The other day I was in the Base Exchange at Patrick AFB and all of the school supplies were out in special displays. A couple of days later we were in Walmart and the aisles were full of people getting everything they needed...
Other’s Grief

Other’s Grief

Other’s Grief 2016 July-Aug We were in Georgia ” babysitting” for our daughter and son-in-law’s three beautiful children, 14, 13, and 11. Please don’t tell Sam (14 year old) that I said he was beautiful! They are amazing young people who are...
TCF Saved my Life

TCF Saved my Life

TCF Saved my Life 2016 May-June When our daughter, Mandy, died in 2009 I just didn’t know how I was going to survive. I had trouble breathing. I could not sleep. I couldn’t cry. My husband, on the other hand, could sleep, and cried all of the time....