When we were children, many of us heard our parents say, “If it feels wrong, don’t do it.” That was a way to help us judge right from wrong, that internal compass that kept us on the proper course. Probably those first deciding points were about how we were treating our siblings-- at least it … Continue reading If It Feels Wrong
Month: May 2018
Happy 100th
This is the 100th post since I started my blog with WordPress almost a year ago. When I published the first entry on May 31, 2017, I wasn’t looking ahead at the hours of work involved when I made the commitment to posting twice a week. I had no clue how much effort it would take … Continue reading Happy 100th
Saying Goodbye to the Magnolia Tree
The highway department has made the decision they're going to widen Hwy 42, the road in front of Mama's house, from a two-lane to a divided four-lane. For years we've wondered when that would happen. Even when I was a girl and we lived in Daddy's homeplace that was built in 1880, we knew it … Continue reading Saying Goodbye to the Magnolia Tree
My Mother, My Teacher
My mother has been a great teacher over the years. Some of her lessons were intentional, and some were unintentional. She was always big on safety, long before she went back to school in her mid-fifties to be a licensed practical nurse. We would hear cautions about waiting at least an hour after eating to … Continue reading My Mother, My Teacher
3 Things I Learned from Cancer
Now that I've been a breast cancer survivor for almost eighteen years, I think back on the three things I learned from going through treatment. It occurs to me that what I learned from cancer can be applied to other areas of life—even to becoming a parent, like my son and daughter-in-law did just one … Continue reading 3 Things I Learned from Cancer
Sweet Anticipation
The text came last September when I was staying in a hotel at the Edinburgh Airport. Since my husband had returned home the week before when I took my pilgrimage to Iona, I was in the room alone. The text included the picture of the sonogram of our first grandchild, and that was when I … Continue reading Sweet Anticipation
Connie Rosser Riddle 