Part One can be found here.  

When I was in the eighth grade, I was unbelievably shy. I blushed when anyone spoke to me and I had a devil of a time looking people in the eye. I tried to fly under the radar as much as possible. For reasons… Read full post »

I have fooled myself, but not for long. Telling my mother's story is something I have avoided for a very long time. I was inspired to write the first part of Taking Care of Mom by something I read on OS that day, as is so often the case. A well-turned… Read full post »

Mother’s Day is fast approaching--a day I have long greeted with a mixture of joy and tears. Joy because I am blessed with four beautiful, healthy, intelligent and loving children, and four incredible grandchildren. And the tears? The tears come every year, as well; tears that swell… Read full post »

It started at 9 AM when Austin firefighters responded to a house fire North of Austin. A neighbor reportedly rescued two people from the house, one of them a child. Approximately forty-five minutes later, Joe Stack flew his small single engine plane into one of a group of professional buildings--the… Read full post »