When I was a young child, our family lived in a tiny town in Iowa. My dad pastored the local Baptist church and my mom helped part time at the library. I learned to read at an early age and spent my childhood immersed in books. My mom had to make a new rule. “When …
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(thank you to Part Time Pickers for allowing me use of the photo) I come from a family of story-tellers and memory keepers. We are blessed to have documents, photos, and stories from both sides of the family. One of our legendary stories involves my grandma, my mom, and a perfume machine. I had never …
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While working on research for a possible sequel to The Road Home, I had a lovely conversation with my dad’s elderly cousin. Betty shared stories of growing up in the Appalachian mountains and talked about people she knew. She grew up with my great-grandparents in the same place my grandma grew up. The Road …
We were busy last week enjoying a family staycation–fun together time, and I neglected to pre-write something for my blog. EEK!!! I broke the “good blogger” rule for sure, and I do apologize, but we had so much fun. My dad lives in Florida, my sister lives in California, and we (and two of my …
