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Hello, there. Let me introduce myself, I'm Jerriann. I live in Tyler, Texas - a small town of 100,000 about 90 miles east of Dallas. We live on a serene private lake an a couple of acres filled with ancient trees. It's a sweet spot.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sign language: 1 of 5
I Love YouPoetry in motion.Song in motion.Life in motion.I miss my children in motion.Before they could speakThey could sign.Before they could walkThey could sign.Their favorite sign was"I Love You."I let signing slip away,Only to see and remember...Like knowing the words to a song -when singing alongwith someone who knows it... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Bonding Family: Joy of children: 4 of 19
The language of family life is like inside jokes. We get it, other's don't.Snunks. That's what my daughter called skunks when she was 4. I thought it was cute. The elementary school speech therapist didn't and taught her to say it properly. We still call them snunks.She was 8. We were in the car. Her dad was driving and in a ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Gardening: 4 of 15
Elephant EarsThe wizened matriarch, Erna Jaye, stood gazing at the blooming hollyhocks and irises she had so carefully tended through the decades. She leaned down to brush back the leaves and to remove the quilt that covered what looked like bare ground. The ground below the quilt connected her to her distant past. Her though... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Sisterhood: 13 of 48
Too Much Month at the End of the MoneyI've always thought of grocery shopping as a chore especially when money was tight. One day, several years back, my husbandd and I stood in the check-out line behind a young mom and her little girl buying basics- beans, bread, cheese, milk, potatoes, etc. No frills, no desserts, no soft d... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Trust: 6 of 20
Trust Your KnowerI have always been fascinated with boys, just ask my Mom. One of the most interesting things I've noticed about the male gender is their attraction to baseballs, basketballs, footballs, golf balls, soccer balls, tennis balls, and the list goes on and on. My teenaged son introduced me to a new kind of ball - a... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: My favorite sounds: 3 of 8
My Favorite SoundsMy company is building a Soundproof Room to test noise levels of the equipment we manufacture. Can you imagine life without sound? Pondering that notion, I realized how rarely I give thanks for my ability to hear. Which led me to think about my favorite sounds.I love the sound of an infant laughing. Is there... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Moments that change your life: 97 of 234
Home is Where Love Surrounds YouIt was oppressively hot August day in Texas, 1990. Family and friends, 24 of us, were floating in an inner-tube down a cold river enjoying our End of Summer gathering. A bystander on the shore yelled that the waterfall was close and we should "get out of there and walk downstream". With 8 kids,... More..
Sports & Recreation > Skiing Can you really learn to ski with online ski lessons?: 5 of 11
Learn to ski? Online? Are you kidding?You see, I'm a lifelong Training and Development professional with multiple college degrees to match (got those to make more money, but that's another story!) Here's the deal... learning to DO something is a process.You must have KNOWLEDGE about something - in this case, skiing. Like, are... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Growing old: 29 of 46
I am so enjoying this adventure called life. Some people call it the Daily Grind. I have that too, my daily grind, every morning in a cup filled with coffee, Half-and-Half and pink sugar. And, can you believe I didn't drink coffee until I was 42 years old? Loved the smell, hated the taste. People change. I did, when a girlfri... More..