Yesterday, my normal day was interrupted by a phone call from a friend who was attending a Veteran's Day program at a small, local school that happened to be the school I attended, and one that my children attended most of their lives. When I saw his name on my phone, I knew instantly something was wrong. I answered, and straight away he said he noticed I was friends with a certain family on Facebook […] Read the Full Article »
The First Time I Experienced Death and a Funeral
I'm not sure how many people remember their great grandparents, but assume the numbers are quite small, especially for my generation and those before, when teen pregnancy was far more rare than it is today. The last of my great grandparents, passed away when I was of pre-school age. I have a few vivid memories of visiting my great-grandmother, Rosa Huckeby's house (that’s grandma and my great-grandpa Blaine in the photo). I remember her being […] Read the Full Article »
The Day My Voice Was Stolen & I Never Sang Again
Back when all my mom's side of the family would still get together for the holidays; a younger cousin was always the center of attention. She was cute, bossy and if she wasn't the center of attention, she'd hold her breath until she turned blue until she got the attention she felt she deserved. Seriously! I even remember hearing members of my family talk about her passing out from holding her breath once. It obviously […] Read the Full Article »