Veterans
This Friday is an important day in the life of our country. We are reminded of all those who put their dreams and lives...
1, 2, 3
It has become an unusual phenomenon as of late that there are three of me. Mom refers to Donna her daughter (#1), Donna the caregiver (#2),...
Home
“When I think of home, I think of a place Where there's love overflowing I wish I were home, I wish I was back...
Naps
One of my favorite pictures of me and Mom was taken when I was about 6 or 7 weeks old. We’re snuggled in bed...
Flexible
I consider myself a flexible person. No, not in the yoga or tai chi sort of way, but I can go with the flow...
Megan
My niece Megan lives in Atlanta. Like many young professionals, she doesn’t have many opportunities to come to Clarkesville because of her busy life....
Village
Each Monday (and now Tuesday and Thursday) morning when I first walk in to the house, I wonder what is ahead for us today....
Bean
Mom has been wrestling a lot in her dreams lately. She argues and fusses, mostly at her brother, Bean. That wasn’t his real name. I...
Dolls
When I was still single, I worked for a season at an Alzheimer’s daycare center in Macon. I loved my work since I was...
Hours
The evenings are the hardest. Mom’s tired, even though she may have rested throughout the day. When my children were little, we called the...
Busy
Do you remember the busy blankets for older babies? The colorful, squeaky, crinkly, tactile, inviting blankets that babies enjoy as they are learning to...
Correspondence
A few months ago, Dad wrote a form letter to causes that he’d been supporting financially for years. Dad typed his correspondence on a...