: About Me

About me...hmmm...well, my name is Terry and I'm originally from Midland, Texas. It's one of those places where you almost have to be born there to love it...and I love it. When I was 16 years old, I was a passenger in a car accident in Midland and broke my neck, which damaged my spinal cord and left me to live life as a quadriplegic...that was 39 years ago. I met my husband, Lonnie, when I was 22 and he was 23 and we married a year and a half later. He was an electrician in Houston where I moved from Midland to try and finish some more college hours. We had a good run together, together for 33 years and married for 31, but I lost my sweet Lonnie only last year to a sudden and fatal heart attack while workng in his garden and I'm still missing him so much, but I'm dealing with it. So, I'm a widow now (I hate that wordalways have). We have 2 kids, Nathan who is 28, and Lindsey, who is 26. Both of them are married so I have a honey of a daughter-in-law, Danna, and a jewel of a son-in-law, Jared and they have blessed me with 3 beautiful grandchildren, Kyla, 4, Nathan Jr. just shy of 2, and Jordan, 1 1/2.

I've written an autobiography entitled What Happened When I Blinked?, indicating how quickly a life (in this case, mine) can change. If you'd like to learn more about my book, go here www.myspace.com/whathappenedwheniblinked (I'm having trouble creating a link, so until I figure it out, please copy and paste)

My articles, poetry and stories are written with care and detailing that comes straight from my heart. I am emotionally invested in every piece I write, be it a poem or a book review. I hope you enjoy reading them, because no matter the content or form, I took great pleasure in writing them. Thanks! Happy Trails!

Terry

My passion is ...

Writing, and anything having to do with horses.

I know too much about ...

Loss...ENOUGH, already!

My parents always told me ...

Love what you do, and try to earn money doing it.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a good wife and mother.

My favorite memory ...

Endless summer days in my early teen years spent at my great aunt and uncles farm.

Why I write ...

I love to create a story or write an article with nothing more than my imagination.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm listening to 'Boston' by Augustana

My first job ...

I walked polo ponies at the polo grounds in Midland starting when I was 12

My best moment ...

My husband, Lonnie and I were told we would never be able to have children because of my spinal cord injury. I had 2 normal pregnancies, followed by 2 normal deliveries, so I would say the birth of both of my children, Nathan, who is 28 and Lindsey, who is 26.

My inspiration ...

My mom, Saint.#1, and my husband, Saint #2.

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