My husband napped; I had worn him out from shopping on the steep Tennessee streets. So, I wandered around the grounds of our hotel; the grand old lady is named after the town, “The Gatlinburg Inn.” She is an immense,…
I love the Fall! Not the biblical fall in Eden, of course, but Autumn in all its blazing glory ~ it’s my favorite season of the year! We’ve all read loads of articles and clips extolling the glories of this…
By Kristen Wells A friend or spouse loses their job or a loved one. They get in a car accident or are diagnosed with a deadly disease. What is your response? Is your response helping or hindering that person? Do…
By Katie Heid Moochie’s goldfish lay in his tank ~ pale, floating, and obviously dead. Jackson, the goldfish gift I had won 14 months earlier and entrusted to my son, had lived a good, long life in that small bowl. …
Cotton-fields are white again and our southern roads are framed in golden stretches of tobacco. Trees are shaking their branches, hues of red and yellow glinting, and letting loose their leaves. Mornings are chillier and darkness settles earlier and earlier…