Pressed for Life

“You have to put heat to it to make it hold its shape!” my stepdaughter protested.  She who is completing her senior year in fashion design at SCAD is advising me.  She who would watch needle pulling thread and Parent Trap on the couch beside me years go is now...

To Silence the Liar

This week I have been working with (in)courage and Susan Stilwell gathering women from all walks of life into a community we call Empty Nests ~Full Lives. Women need other women.  We need to  hold on to coffee warm and rich as we grow friendships with warmth and rich...

Confessions From an Empty Nest

I have loved being a mother to my children and stepchildren.  I loved the chaotic schedules of ball practice, selling magazines, homework, science projects and the arguments over what is right and what is wrong. I miss my children, who are now adults. The nest...

The Light Bends and Breaks

      Rain is running down the roof, and gutters, down the creek and into the pond, washing away the last bits of yellow pollen from summer, as the beginning of winter moves into the South with cooler temperatures.   In the late afternoon, the sun...

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