It's Only Skin Deep . . . Or Is It?
Ahhh . . . summer fun in the sun! Who doesn’t love it? Floating around in your pool or on the lake. Frolicking at the beach. Your skin, a...
The Author's Chair
Last week I traveled to Athens, Ohio for an interview with Jan Hodson. Jan is the host of the Author’s Chair, a radio program hosted by...
Wild and Wonderful
Earlier this month, I spent the weekend in my hometown, Matewan, West Virginia. I was there for a book signing at the Hatfield & McCoy...
A Mother's Love
In honor of my mother’s birthday this week, I’d like to share a little bit of her fabulousness with you. My mother has been mother,...
The Dragon: My Autoimmune Malfunction
On Labor Day 2010, I woke up to a health-induced rearrangement of my life—physical, emotional, and spiritual. After ten months of...
Birthday Cake!
Apparently, April showers bring—lots of babies. Everyone is having a birthday this month! Nieces, fiancés of nieces, brothers-in-law. Was...
Bungalow Life
After living in the Washington, DC area for 17 years (Maryland first and then Alexandria, VA), it’s good to be back in East Tennessee....