: About Me

I am a passionate and sentimental person. I love nature, hikes, camping and all things relating there-to. My children and my God are central to my life and all that I do.

When I am not busy with things related to my children I enjoy spending time with my husband, crafting, reading, knitting and crocheting, doing various needlework and watching old movies and musicals! I am also working on turning my thumb green in the garden and perfecting the science of canning.

My passion is ...

my children/family

I know too much about ...

nothing... life is about learning and just when you think you know it all, you find out you really don't!

My parents always told me ...

to never stop following my dreams and aim for the stars... the sky is the limit

My childhood ambition ...

become a famous writer

My favorite memory ...

my babies cuddly and soft and oh so precious

Why I write ...

it is an extension of myself and a way to live what I can't or wish I could do

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

reading Covered Wagon Women, Diaries & Letters From The Western Trails/listening to Christian rock

My first job ...

JCPenny sales-girl

My best moment ...

Birthing my oldest... the catapult into motherhood

My inspiration ...

life's biggest wishes and dreams

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: After the funeral

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It had all happened so fast. It still didn't feel real. It was just a dream, wasn't it? I moved, emotionless, through the house. So much to be done, not enough time. We all new she didn't have the full life ahead of her that most other healthy people do. But we took her time for granted. Bins and boxes sat stacked where she last left them. A basement full of 48 years of memories. Would their be answers to my own past among the dust and mold? I wasn't sure. I wanted to wait and give my emotions time to find their way. But I couldn't. My plane tickets and my family waited my return in not mu...

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