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Posted on December 9, 2018March 3, 2026

Hard Times – Part 1

I felt the urge to share a Christmas story this year and I truly hope you enjoy it. My family was poor. Not the kind of poor that we think we are today, but the kind of poor that, for many years during the great depression, had no home in which to live, and very …

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Posted on February 12, 2018March 3, 2026

Fabulous Disconnect

As most of you already know, I recently gifted myself a vacation to beautiful Angel Fire, New Mexico. The picture above is the view from the back door of the three-bedroom-two- bath Airbnb house we rented. At only $90 per night, you'd have to wonder why this amazing place was so cheap. Two reasons. No TV and NO …

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Posted on August 3, 2015March 3, 2026

The Big Bend, Big Adventure!

I recently took a vacation. Yes, I know, that is just not acceptable in the life of a writer. 🙂 But, I did it anyway. Myself and my best friend and Spirit Sister in life, Kay,  journeyed from North Texas down to the Big Bend area. Now, that my friends, is a long haul! Texas …

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