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Welcome to the blog! Here you will find not only short stories that may or may not be in the memoir that will soon be available in print, but also inspirational affirmation posts and every once in a while, a post on what it feels like to be a woman in today’s changing landscape.

  • Time to Stand

    Sitting here in my favorite T-shirt and soft drawstring pants, I have been thinking alot about my responsibilities to the world and especially to young girls. I had the privilage of growing up in an era of enlightenment. A time when being a women was something we could be proud of. There was an encouragement…

  • The time has come!

    My memoir, The Opposite of Oppressed; How I Liberated Myself is now available on Amazon. My first book! It is surreal to think I am a published author. My hope is that it reaches the audience it should. This memoir is a collection of short stories that give a glimps into the good, the bad…

  • A lifetime of memories, both good and bad laid out in short story vignettes, will be available to you soon. Take a look at a life well traveled, join me as I tell them with all the bumps and breaks along the way! There may just be a happy ever after!

  • A Bedtime Story

    Sitting here in the hot tub my mind spins the way the circle spins on my computer when there isn’t a good enough signal. I’m think about bedtime stories. The fairytales we are told and tell our children about the land far away with a beautiful princess is awaiting her prince. The young man who…

  • Sitting here I think back on a fond memory. I had woke up to a furry face against mine, tongue practically in my mouth, snoring. ” What are you doing?” “You silly boy”. He opened his eyes and yawned. “Yuck, puppy breath” He licked me, snuggling. I thought, what a little prince, so loving. I…

  • Keeping fit at this age isn’t easy, now days you would be hard pressed to find a job that didn’t require long hours seated. So, we walk every chance we get. This evening was special as we started our walk, my husband looked at me and stated ” Look at the sunset, it looks like…

  • Hello everyone, I hope your day has started out wonderful. This page is a space to encourage, strenthen and help you grow past the negitive life circumstances we all endure. Something occured to me this morning. That a woman’s experiences are, especially in 2025, tied not only to our belief systems but to our political…

  • A family laughing, a blushing bride preparing for her final walk as just a daughter, a beautiful baby sleeping peacefully, a budding flower in the first light of spring, a wide sweeping valley at sunset; all of these scenes are part of me as they became etched in my memories the day I snapped that…

  • Hello World!

    I am so happy you are here. I created this blog to share not just some stories from my memoir book that I hope to have out by early 2027. But also to provide a space for you to share how these stories resonate with you and if they can motivate you to make positive…