Category Archives: Inner Circle

I learned this week that my mother is sick, not like the flu sick, much worse—there’s masses growing on her pancreas and liver.  My mind didn’t get much passed that part of her phone call.  The air whooshed out of … Continue reading →

Aah, another summer has finally come, and once again I face the same challenge—my children.  Ouch, that sounds awful calling them a challenge, but let’s face it, kids aren’t exactly conducive in regards to quiet time, and mine are way, … Continue reading →

I’m always frank with people who ask me about my desire to write.  The process has never been easy for me, and I see no point in glossing over my struggles.  Usually about the time I mention all the rejections … Continue reading →

After spending the day out in the hot sun with my children, I’ve decided there is nothing like being five.  When you’re five, you can slink off a job site whenever you want.  Then you can wander back in hours … Continue reading →

You’ll have to forgive me for the short post.  This weekend we ditch-witched our backyard for drainage pipes and a sprinkler system.  My poor hands have shoveled themselves raw digging out trenches, but I couldn’t be happier. There is something … Continue reading →

Every day, everywhere I go, my cell phone sits in a case, hanging on my hip.  Until one morning last week… Unaware that it had fallen off, I left it lying in the parking lot of the grocery store.  It … Continue reading →

When I was young, I was your typical sports enthusiast.  I had my favorites, but in general, nothing was better than the thrill of a good competition.  Now a mother, I sit in the stands watching my children and it’s … Continue reading →

It snuck in unwelcomed, attacked the youngest first.  My once healthy child laid moaning and vomiting all night long.  There was no sleep that night for this mommy-on-a-mission, I scrubbed and cleaned, determined to keep the virus from spreading. All … Continue reading →

Speaking to an audience can be a nerve racking experience, just ask my eleven-year-old.  This week he stood in front of his sixth grade class, giving a report on the science project of his choice. I made him practice, and … Continue reading →

The economic implosion of 2008 that left so many Las Vegas families jobless and with little hope of finding another, really didn’t happen here in this part of Wyoming where we now live.  This bothers my husband.  Not because the … Continue reading →