Growing Pains. We all have them, but exactly what are they? As a little girl, I used to get these aches in my legs that would wake me in the middle of the night. No amount of tossing and turning helped. Nothing worked until mom or…
Every year on this day, there are reminders. All over the place. On social media. On television. News publications. Chatter in workplace break rooms. Lessons in classrooms. And many are painful reminders. The ones some people just want to forget. While my eyes were still sticky…
Leather or canvas? And what color? I ordered a new tote bag today. I chose the canvas version not just because it was cheaper, but so I wouldn’t need to worry about a random rain ruining the leather one. Do I really need a new bag?…
Coronavirus. COVID-19. Coronapocalypse. Coronacation. The Quarantine of 2020. Whatever you choose to call it. It is the time we are living in. A time of uncertainty. And lots of sadness. And fear. And worry. How long will things be like this? When can we socialize like…
While she was hanging on during the last 24 hours of her life, we waited. Her son, my cousin, would update the family when there was something to update. He had started a group chat on Facebook Messenger that included several of us family members. Usually,…
