Life Notes, Short Stories
Saturday morning without Joe in the house started like all others. Being the first one up, I poured a cup of coffee, opened my Bible to spend quiet time with God before the busy day began. The quiet lasted about 10 minutes before my 8-year-old, James, came bee-bopping down the hall, football in one hand, ready to start the day.
We drank coffee while I cooked breakfast. Josh, my teenager, typically likes to sleep late on Saturdays, but today he was up earlier than usual. The three of us enjoyed breakfast and then sat sipping coffee while discussing plans for Halloween. James was bitin’ at the bit to go outside to play
Backroad Traveler, Life Notes, Short Stories
Traveling through the back roads of the Carolinas opens up an entirely new world that is both intriguing and educational. One of our discoveries while driving through a rural area in South Carolina was a small Blackberry Vineyard growing in the front yard of a home owner. We started our own blackberry garden last year, so this was something that caught our interest. We pulled into the drive, knocked on the door, and the gardener was more than pleased to give a tour
Life Notes, Short Stories
With basket in hand, I made my way to the garden to pick vegetables, including the tomatoes that were growing along the inside of the garden fence. Yesterday I noticed a few that were almost ripe. Today they would be picked and served with fresh green beans and new...
Life Notes, Short Stories
I gave up my bacon this morning for a little bird in a distressful situation! One of my cats (Hershey) caught a Eastern Bluebird, and as I walked out my door, I heard its screech for help. I immediately went to its rescue. It was no easy task. Hershey did not want to...
Life Notes, Short Stories
There is something comforting about the sound of the train as it travels through our small town. Maybe because it is one thing that is always constant. It is good to have some things that never change. Each night while falling asleep, I hear the whistle blowing in the...
Life Notes, Short Stories
Yesterday, one of my cats captured a squirrel. R.I.P. little squirrel… My other cat took the squirrel away from the first cat. Then, Bear, our chocolate lab came along and took the squirrel from the second cat. Then, a dog that lives down the road came wandering...
