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GOING TO THE CHAPEL, AND WE’RE GONNA GET MARRIED
The summer of 1990 was when I pushed Rick into marry me. Yes, there you go I will admit it. You see Rick had already been married and...
Feb 28, 20222 min read


BECOMING A MOTHER FIGURE
Driving to Glencloe, Alabama or nearby areas to pick up and drop off Jamie, Rick’s youngest boy was an every other weekend trip for us. ...
Feb 24, 20223 min read


THE BOYS AND CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES
Gosh when I try to think of what comes next with the boys and Rick and I it is difficult to put things in order. I know it was on August...
Feb 22, 20222 min read


Family Healed
Recently, I have been gathering pictures and posting them on my Facebook wall of my family members. I started posting older pictures of...
Feb 21, 20223 min read


THE MIDDLE ONE, THE TEACHING ONE
When I think back about our apartment in Armuchee, my first big memory is Brandon getting in trouble for bringing a pack of cigarettes to...
Feb 20, 20222 min read


Automatic Mom
It’s strange I can remember moving out for 30 days when I was living with Rick before we got married but I can’t really remember moving...
Feb 18, 20222 min read


IT’S BEEN SEVEN YEARS
Today as I look at the calendar for some reason it hits me that it’s been seven years as of the end of January 2022, I have been divorced....
Feb 6, 20221 min read


JUST 30 DAYS
Rick was such a real loving man. Even though he was hurt and upset that I was moving out, he helped me get settled and made sure I was...
Dec 1, 20211 min read


WAS I READY FOR MARRIAGE WITH RICK
It was the fall of 1989 and it wasn’t long before my little duplex in Rome wasn’t big enough for my growing family. Rick’s middle son,...
Oct 27, 20212 min read


A New Realization
My mom is reincarnated and busy living! Tonight I got a message from a dear soul sister from my mom. She said mother was doing well and...
Apr 1, 20211 min read


A New Chapter
Maybe a year or a little better after my mother came to live with me, I got a promotion at work and began working in Rome, Ga. We moved...
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Mother’s Transformation
When mother got home from the 30 day ICU stay and from being on the brink of death, she had to start a whole new way of being. She had...
Jul 5, 20202 min read


MOTHER’S MIRACLE
When I last wrote about my life I was finishing 10th grade. I had been through a very traumatic time. Looking back on my junior and...
Jun 17, 20202 min read


Detours
Well, at my crossroads is a detour. I got news from my doctor the recent MRI I had shows I have a cyst on my spine between my L4 and L5...
Feb 3, 20202 min read


The Decision that Changed Me Forever
Looking back, I know that my family and myself did what we thought was best. I of course wasn't really capable of making a decision on...
Sep 20, 20192 min read


No Longer a Little Girl
Can you imagine what it was like for my mom and me to be locked out of our home. It was a terrible time after my granny fell and broke...
Jun 16, 20192 min read


Change - Clever or Wise
When I think about trying to remember when we first moved in with my Granny Holland, I think about 6th grade and playing kick ball. I am...
Jun 2, 20192 min read


The Bright Yellow Bike
I have taken a little time away from my writing the last few days. I just needed a little break. I have already told you about me going...
May 17, 20193 min read


Baseball Queen
We only lived in Cartersville for less than a year. Cartersville would be the last place my mom and W.C. would be together. Apparently,...
May 9, 20194 min read


The Pink Garage Apartment
Well, I not only remember my terrible toothache at the pink garage apartment in Cartersville but I recall being very upset that I had...
May 5, 20194 min read
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