A thirteen-year-old girl, maybe fourteen but most certainly not more than sixteen…the chosen one? Not a gal from a wealthy family. Not a gal with a prominent Dad or a PTA president Momma, but she does [Read more...]
Ever notice how the pace of mall shoppers escalates the closer Christmas looms? No leisurely window shopping for these folks. Not to mention the horn honking congestion and zooming to beat someone to [Read more...]
A niece, her husband, my parents, and 3 dogs. That’s it. The whole of the Thanksgiving gathering. So if you count the fur babies, and who wouldn’t, we have 8. Missing my kids, my sister, the [Read more...]
December 20, 2014 by Loree | Edit The laden stores display their wares The windows wink and smile Luring, cajoling, enticing. Want, Want, Want. Television [Read more...]
It winks and shines and teases. The minuscule particles stick like super glue to my skin. Glitter remains my constant companion and overzealous friend from the end of October, until all the Christmas [Read more...]
It’s two weeks to Christmas people! Does that statement make your worry level rise or your heart flutter with joy? Does it make your head spin and your tension explode like the top of a pressure [Read more...]
She was taught to disbelieve. Any notions of fantasies or make-believe lay dying, nipped in the bud. And she was only six years old, A steady walker toward the road of cynicism her mother had [Read more...]
My friend emphatically proclaimed, “ You just ruined my day.” Her sharp intake of breath and wild eyes should have warned me. I absolutely didn’t mean to, I just made the statement, “It’s three [Read more...]
As I drape their garlands, and trim their trees with all sorts of baubles and sparkles and ribbons and shine, I turn my phone soft to soothing Jazz Christmas tunes and hum along. “It’s that time of [Read more...]
I saw him on the way to our Christmas gathering, The lone pilgrim. Causing me to pause in my mind-spin of checklists, Did I get all the packages loaded? Did I forget anyone? Will there be [Read more...]