If It's Not Your Story to Tell, Don't Tell It!

We all know that one person. The one who is the “bearer of news” even when it isn’t their news or story to tell.  I learned a valuable lesson in high school about telling something I saw while in the administrator’s office. I was threatened with suspension, but grace was shown to me, and I am thankful about it. I'm thankful for the situation and of course for grace. If it is not your story, don’t tell it! 

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

After all these years of making this recipe, it is still one of my favorites to make. While I love any kind of cookie, peanut butter is my favorite. The softer, the better, there should be no such thing as a crunchy peanut butter cookie. And if there is, I’m sorry. When I was a fulltime home maker, I tried many recipes and after a little tweaking, I settled on this recipe. I think is the best Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe ever.

And Here I Am

It's hard to believe I've been writing since 2008. I've taken time off the past five years from publishing, but I've not stopped writing. I don't write as much as I used to but I write for myself and my mental health. 

To Suffer Together

When I took my new job, I didn’t realize just how much I would be suffering together with others in my community. I love my new job! It’s not a job, but a service. The religious side of me would say it’s a ministry. But what I do is a service. Serving others.

A Year in the Making: One We Won't Forget

A look back at 2022 through some of my journal entries of the year. I began gathering these thoughts on the last day of the year, especially for today. As today is an anniversary of a scary situation in our lives.