LOUISE: Avon Calling
It’s kind of sad when the arrival of the Avon lady is the highlight of your day, but when you are a stay-at-home mother of three, it can be a delightful distraction.
Read More >LOUISE: A Dance To Remember
The year was 1962 and all that could go wrong in a 16-year-old girl’s life seemed to happen that winter.
Read More >LOUISE: The Microwave Mishap
My son, Aaron, suggested I let my readers in on some of the crazy things that have happened to me, saying, “If you can’t think of anything, I can give you plenty of information.”�� What in the world could he mean?
Read More >LOUISE: A Heart to Give
Several years ago I met John Patterson, an amazing man with a story to tell.
Read More >LOUISE: The Last Gift
In years past, our family always decorated a 7-foot Christmas tree in the living room with dozens of ornaments.
Read More >LOUISE: Thankful!
More than a year has passed since my husband, Carl went to heaven and I still don’t know how to manage this lonely life.
Read More >LOUISE: Rescued
I have a friend who is so terrified of getting stuck in an elevator that she refuses to get on one alone, even though she has never had such an experience. I have! Twice!
Read More >LOUISE: Snake!
I opened the back door, as is my daily routine, to let in the morning light when what to my wondering eyes should appear on the threshold of the doorway but a SNAKE!
Read More >LOUISE: Becoming the Best
I never knew my mother was uncomfortable around people with disabilities. I was exposed to individuals with special needs at an early age. A young boy who…
Read More >LOUISE: Grandmama’s Gift
I was 12 years old when my paternal grandmother, Edna Pearl Tucker, wrote a poem for me to recite at school. It was a special poem, written just for me, the only gift I ever received from her. I still have her hand-written copy. I didn’t know my grandmother well. She lived a couple of…
Read More >LOUISE: Knowing Carl
Today, I am celebrating my husband! Hard to believe that a year has passed since I lost the love of my life to pancreatic cancer. I still miss Carl desperately, but today I want you to see the man you never knew through my eyes and my heart. It was our first Christmas together. Being…
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