Our first group shopping weekend December 1999 Dec. 17, 2024 Christmas traditions are just one of the many ways to help keep the...

Oct. 6, 2024 --There are quite a few words I’ve used to describe the people in North Carolina. If you know me, you know I have a special...

Cass County Library District--Howard Township Branch. September 2024 --Funny how I’ve been a writer for so long yet only a reader for a...

August 2024 --If you thought it could be challenging to be a mom—just wait until you become a grandmother.   When my kids were younger I...

by jodi marneris February 2023--Every day there are celebrations and observances taking place around the world. Today includes Take Your...

April 2022--The date was April 21, 1967. It was nearing 5 p.m. and I was in the shower getting ready to make my Confirmation at St....

March 2022--I've been a bag of mixed emotions. How can I feel grateful yet a little anxious? Sad yet happy? Excited yet resentful?...

Note: Read with caution. Something tells me you may be humming (or strumming) to a Roberta Flack song or singing along with Foreigner...

April 2020--I'm heading into my last days of full-time employment--24 days to be exact. Deciding to retire was a decision I made in the...

March 2020--Like so many across the world right now, I am working from home. I am one of the fortunate ones. Fortunate I still have a...

April 2020--In the midst of all this going on with the coronavirus pandemic, I'm seeing glimpses of people with big hearts. They're...

March 2020--I’ll get this out front and center: I’m obsessed with Hallmark movies. I didn’t used to be. I’ll admit I’m a late bloomer and...