When Steve and I finished our walk down the long hall and entered Smiley’s room, we saw that he was out of bed and sitting up in a wheelchair. Since he spends much of his time sleeping, we were thankful we had caught him at a more responsive time. After we had greeted his wife, Juanita, Steve knelt beside Smiley and said, “Smiley, it’s so…

Meagan posted on Facebook Saturday about the birthing class she and Nathan were scheduled to attend at the hospital that morning. The picture she posted of the two of them just struck me so funny. (They both have such demonstrative faces.)…

For many years my sister, Debbie, and I have had an ongoing argument over the use of a dish rack in our respective kitchens. She would come to my house. She would  help with the dishes. She would sigh mournfully and say, “Becky, how in the world do you live without a dish rack?”…

Last week as I was driving back to Manteo from Kill Devil Hills, I caught the tail end of a gorgeous sunset.  Even though I didn’t have my Nikon along (just my little purse camera) I pulled over and got some shots of those lovely, lovely clouds hovering over the lit up water beneath.…