I am not a coffee drinker and I don’t know how to make it. Many times I have tried and many times I have failed. And I mean failed in in epic ways. Coffee Talk This is my humble, albeit late, apology to everyone at Rejoice Freewill Baptist Church in the fall of 1997 who Read More

Voices in My Head It was the perfect fall season top. The burnout pattern with patches of black velvet were trendy, yet office professional enough for me to wear to work. The background was a shade of blue that exactly matched my eyes.  I just knew the Johnny Was top had been created just for Read More

There are things I hate to see end. For example, girls’ night out with my BFFs, a chick flick date with my husband (even though he guesses AND shares the ending during the first 10 minutes) or a bowl of mom’s chicken and dumplings. I savor these and I’m always sad when they are over. Read More

My best friend of 25 years makes the best fruit pies I have ever eaten. For years, she would say, “I don’t cook”. Well, she might not cook, but WOW can that woman bake! Three years ago she started baking fruit pies and they literally melt in my mouth. She makes her own crust and Read More

When I was little (think terms of age six, not a size six), Sunday mornings meant a trip to children’s church. A whiff of crayons, hairspray or Kool-aid will bring back a rush of memories for me. Those were the days of felt board bible lessons and singing songs with hand motions to help us Read More

“It’s all in the wrist.” I have been told this about billiards, bowling, burping a baby, knitting and candy making. After multiple tries at each of these, I can assure you it takes more art than skill to master them. For instance, the Never Fail Brittle recipe I used had its first failure with me. Read More

“Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!” In the south, this is a phrase of caution for travelers who might miss charming, little towns that are just blips on the google map app. These towns have the high school mascot painted on the water tower, one blinking traffic light and a weekly church pie social. Not Read More

I never saw it coming. Well, that isn’t completely true. When I started finding notes in my house I got the feeling things were going to take a bad turn, I just never thought he would hurt me. I knew I was wrong when I heard the loud pop and three taser barbs hit me Read More

I like to craft and was doing DIY projects before Youtube was a passing thought in Steve Chen, Chad Hurley or Jawed Karim’s think tank. The dozen boxes of supplies stacked in my office marked “she shed” speak for themselves. No, Sheryl, I don’t have a shed of my own, but I have high hopes Read More

We should have borrowed a truck to haul our purchase home from the electronics store. The clearance price on the surround sound home theater system was a bargain and the kids were excited to have a chance to watch Jurassic Park in a loud, exciting way. They put the box in the shopping cart quicker Read More