Monthly Archives: August 2020

Dear Reader: Mandy, the kids and I, “snuck” away from reality for a quick overnight stay with Tommy and Kaitlyn at a rental beach house at Folly Beach that they had gotten for a few days to get a much … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: *Mandy and the kids in front of a replica of the submarine Hunley outside the Charleston Museum. A few weeks ago when Mandy and I took the children to the Charleston Museum we saw amazing fossils in the … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: As I was straightening up the kitchen table yesterday morning after breakfast…I stopped and gave the table a second glance. Each object, I realized, that was on the table had a separate story to tell…in fact hadn’t they … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When I look at these homemade canned tomato jars…my memories quickly settle on Dee Dee…my mother-in-law. I remember that receiving a jar of canned tomatoes from her was far better than any other type of birthday present or … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Yesterday was definitely one filled with memories. I came across this card of encouragement (title picture) that I received from Susan Johnson and the Presbyterian Women at my church last spring. When I read the note it was … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It was 2006 when I first heard the word “Possibilitarian.” It changed my life. A young, whimsical artist, by the name of Kelly Rae Roberts, was starting the movement based on a quote from Dr. Norman Vincent Peale … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I was recently catching up on (artist) Kelly Rae Roberts’ latest post. She was talking about how important it is to take time to write down our personal beliefs. She first wrote a manifesto in 2012 when she … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is Sunday afternoon…and I have just returned home from Mt. Pleasant. It has been a crazy weekend…but also a very memorable one…tiring but worth every ounce of strength to pull it off. Eva Cate and Rutledge were … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When we take time to reflect back on our lives…we come to the realization that we were able to function and live the life we were destined to live…because of the “anchors” in our  lives. For most of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Aren’t these sun’s rays beautiful….if I could be Alice in Wonderland for one day…I would love to slide down a sun’s rays deep into the rabbit hole and land on layers and layers of these brightly colored clouds … Continue reading →