Observations on people and life and the lessons we learn along the journey...
Christine Warren exudes energy. She’s fun and funny; she has a can-do attitude and has always been great at motivating people. I’ve known Christine since 7th grade, and we also attended college together (Go Tarheels!). She worked for years in marketing, then left the corporate world to pursue writing full-time. Her two books, Paddlefish, about …
My husband Bill gave me the Christmas gift of sharing one of my favorite Christmas stories: his true-life account of the Miracle on Cemetery Lane. I had to persuade him to do it, but he finally relented and I’m happy to share his guest post with you today. May you experience some miracles this season, …
I have a friend who said whenever she got into the car for a trip, her mother would offer, “precious cargo, precious cargo.” That was her way of saying, “be careful; drive cautiously — you are my precious cargo.” I have another friend who wore a St. Christopher’s medallion when we went off to college. …
The other day when I was grocery shopping, there was a little boy running around in his Superman costume. He was having a ball fake-flying around, clutching his cape with chubby hands and making it lift in the air behind him. You couldn’t help but smile. And it made me think of my older son, …
Years ago, our family took a trip to beautiful Blue Ridge, Georgia. One day, we rented two kayaks and a canoe to float down the Toccoa River. We found a little mom and pop operation for these rentals. The man at the store said it should take us about an hour and a half to …
I don’t remember exactly when the rubber chicken came into our lives. Random objects appear haphazardly in the playroom. Don’t you wonder where all that stuff comes from? One day, you rifle through the toy chest looking for some type of make-shift costume for a preschool theme day. (Why are there so many costume theme …
A friend of mine recently turned me onto the blog Sean of the South, written by author Sean Dietrich. He writes personal, interesting essays about everyday life and people told through his insightful and humorous viewpoint. There’s also a Sean of the South podcast. I instantly liked his writing (he blogs daily) before I knew …
The great American family road trip is a rite of passage. Here’s a fun scavenger hunt you can play to help pass the time and keep your sanity.
In the movie trailer for Yesterday, a struggling singer/songwriter wakes up to a world where no one remembers the Beatles. I don’t completely understand what happened that led to the eradication of all Beatles music. It looks like some world-wide power outage occurred and all computers lost all data. And I guess no one remembers …
The guy buckles me into the harness. This is really happening. Can I tell them to just put away my parachute? I look over at my son next to me. He is all grins. I look up at the sky. There are only two clouds. Behind me, the bright parachute billows. My heart is racing. …