Twenty years and two days ago, I was leaving my community college math class. I was nineteen, not sure where I was heading in life, and was expecting that Tuesday to be like any other Tuesday. As a friend and I walked over to the snack bar, an older gentleman approached us and said, “They just flew a plane into the World Trade Center!” We walked inside the building and saw the live footage playing on the small, mounted TVs; and, the world froze for a moment. Those reading this article who are old enough, you surely still remember where you were when you heard the news. Shortly after … [Read more...]

Do you like to fill the room with background noise during the day, or do you prefer quiet? I love to keep some sort of entertainment rolling in the background almost all the time. Granny used to keep the TV on for company even though she gazed outside and daydreamed through it all. Background noise was her friend, and it is mine too! During the day, while I work at our kitchen table, I stream old TV shows from Hulu or Prime. Typically, I choose shows I have already seen dozens of times so I can enjoy the “company” without having to pay much attention to the story line. Lately, I must admit … [Read more...]

Today is a day I could not imagine when I was a young lady... it seemed so far away. Today, I turn thirty-nine. Thirty-nine! Though I can still say that I am in my thirties for one more year, I feel my ascent to the fourth floor coming quickly. When I turned twenty-nine, it was as if my entire body started fighting against the inevitable. I cannot be turning thirty. I simply cannot. My twenties went by way too quickly! I spent the entire year dreading my next birthday. Not this time. Forty is coming, Lord willing, and I want to look forward to it rather than hiding from it with all my … [Read more...]