Are you a workaholic? Do you feel you must always be busy working on something and not allow yourself time to rest or time to play? I understand. I am always working on something, planning something, creating something. My husband is worse than I am. He is always working and rarely is able to turn his brain…
Raising kids is such a blessing and a challenge. I am amazed daily at what my children are capable of and how wonderful they are! But, like every parent, there are times that I just want to pull my hair out or just go hide under the covers in my bed. I know parents who…
This month is my dad’s birthday and to celebrate, I want to share a story of his journey from Latvia to America. This was written by my son, Truitt, for his 5th grade Family Tree project many, many years ago. Enjoy! This is the story of how my (Truitt) grandfather’s family came to America. My…
I need to preface this article with the fact that I actually wrote it back on February 25, 2017. One month later, on March 25, I was mauled by a dog and seriously injured. I will save the full story of that incident for a future article, but the short story is that I had…