I was a late bloomer to driving and my grandfather nagged me relentlessly about it. It was only after I could drive that I realized how limited I was without it. I know my grandfather believed we should be strong and capable and independent. Driving yourself is one way to make sure you get to where you are going.
A Ticket to Change
Winning the lottery isn’t always about the ticket. Sometimes just having a roof over your head and enjoying a spaghetti dinner make you feel like you’ve won.
Silent Night With Mom and Dad
I start singing Silent Night and my parents listen politely. I am not the best singer in the house but I have heart. As I am singing my father gets up and goes into the kitchen to get himself and my mother a drink.
On the Zen of Toll House Cookies
Years before gourmet chocolate chip cookies made their appearance, Mom’s cookies were famous in our neighbourhood as the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth treat. If she’d opened a stand then, we’d be millionaires now.
The Memory Bowl
At a time when I needed my family and friends the most, they were there. A story of love, and how a wooden bowl became a symbol of everything beautiful at a time when it felt like life was anything but.
Gone Is Just a Word
It was a typical day at home, doing typical things – making meals, doing a little gardening and getting around to some long-overdue projects. These are times when I love to just let my mind wander…but on this day, all I could think about was my Mother.
Siblings: Part 2
Being 21, it’s difficult nowadays to imagine myself treating my older siblings in the manner I see my younger brothers and sister treat me. There was a time when I looked upon my older brother and sister and saw them in a glowing light, similar to what a child sees in an adult.
Mom’s Exercise Routine Goes Bad
I think I was in shock that I couldn’t stop this kid on his bike, and then I remember flying through the air. That is when I screamed. Then there was this peaceful moment when I could hear nothing, no birds, no screaming, no kids playing somewhere near the accident there was just this beautiful, peaceful silence.
I Have a Rose Garden
“…her words have disappeared, (but) her meaning is still with me…”
The New Kid In Town
It’s not every day that a child is born who changes the way you are living to such a degree and in such a profound way that you have no idea what day it is or what time it is, and you don’t really care.
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