The supper table
As an interior designer for most of my life, I was invited into many residences over the years. I advised clients how to turn...
The backup plan
I purchased a house this morning. I guess I should say, “a tropical dwelling,” in Playa La Barqueta Chiriqui, Panama. Fully furnished 3 bedrooms,...
‘Cherish’: My chosen word
My friend, Ricki, begins each new year with a word. Her chosen word reminds her to use the term in everything she faces in...
The resolution list
A new year… a fresh start…
Maybe finally, becoming the person you've always wanted to be. Getting rid of the past. Doing the things you’ve...
Impeccable timing
Sometimes in life, problems, struggles, and trials rear their ugly head. We can find ourselves in circumstances with no easy solution. I opened my...
Take Christmas to 2024
I don’t know about you, but there is a bit of dread as we head to 2024. Since 2020, I feel we have remained...
The Meaning of Christmas
She was my mother's mother, and I loved her more than I had words to express. The way she carefully cut a long string...
When Love Came Down
The Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2...
Nora’s Notes: Should I wait or move forward?
The morning air is cool and crisp on the porch of my Northeast Georgia home. I wonder if the effort to sit in my...
A present help in trouble
A friend unexpectedly passed away, and another is in the hospital with an undetermined illness. A father has just entered hospice care, and a...
Nora’s Notes: peaceful waters
Wendy was my black Tennessee Walker - a feisty mare, built for speed. Riding her felt like being on water skies in the early...
Because a child was born
She was only 24 and being wheeled into surgery to remove a brain tumor. During the long operation, her heart stopped. The staff recorded...