by Elizabeth Stewart | Apr 5, 2017 | Consilium Community
After Daddy left Mama and us kids, Mama had no choice but to get a license, somehow obtain a beat up old car and get a job. She had a focused purpose. That purpose was to provide for and raise those of her brood of seven kids that were still at home. She was focused...
by Lynn D. Morrissey | Apr 5, 2016 | Consilium Community
I didn’t say it to him, because he was my boss and a pastor. I didn’t raise my voice and I remained seated, but mentally, I was on my feet and my emotions were rising precipitously. You want me to do what? I questioned silently … with exasperation and, admittedly, a...
by Diane W. Bailey | Aug 25, 2015 | Consilium Community
“I don’t know where I fit-in.” That is what she said to me, and I was in full agreement. My friend and I were at a writer’s conference. We were the older women watching, with amazement, the younger women putting on the conference. These younger women had...
by Diane W. Bailey | Aug 11, 2015 | Diane's Posts
She sat on the stool at my kitchen island and helped me make chicken chowder while sipping on sweet iced tea. I gave her an old butcher-block cutting board, a bunch of carrots and my favorite knife. The iron skillet sizzles with onions, garlic and celery as the...