May is here, and I am once again reminded of May flowers and mothers.  I thought I knew what I was going to share with you this month, but something happened last night that made ...

I’m in a race. There are times when I write this column days (and occasionally weeks…though rare) ahead of when it is due.  I am very used to living in a deadline-driven world and doing ...

I remember, as a child, going to the feedstore with my Granddaddy.  It was always an adventure.  I would stand beside him and listen as he and the other men would talk about things–happenings in ...

There’s a saying: “Growing old is not for wimps.”  It’s true.  Things to which I once never gave a second thought are now very real concerns.  Like falling. During the recent deep freeze, my husband told me I ...