Category Archives: Relationships – Family, Friends & Other

The Persian Carpet – Winner – Themed Writing Contest: Design

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“I can’t decide, they’re all so beautiful!” Kim walked slowly up one aisle, fingering the rich  silken fibers, then down the next, pausing at a stack to flip over the top rug and look at the ones beneath. Kyle trailed … Continue reading

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Rivalry: Redux

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Coloured ribbons stream from the flower garland encircling her auburn hair. Hazel eyes twinkle beneath stage lights, glossed ruby lips parted in a dancer’s smile. Boot-clad yet dainty feet step and skip and stomp as crisp cotton petticoats bounce beneath … Continue reading

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Themed Writing Contest: Rivalry

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  Coloured ribbons streamed from the flower garland in her auburn hair. Hazel eyes twinkled under the stage lights, glossed ruby lips parted in a dancer’s smile. Boot-clad yet dainty feet stepped, skipped and stomped as crisp cotton petticoats bounced … Continue reading

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Themed Writing Contest: Homecoming

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My heart pumped as Agatha peered at the screen, her specs at the tip of her nose. Before I could catch myself, I chuckled, nervously. She turned to glare at me as I took a seat beside her, then looked … Continue reading

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Themed Writing Contest: First Kiss

I find it in the darkest corner of the basement, out of sight-out of mind until now, my latest cleaning frenzy. The scuffed cardboard box, thick with dust, has been forgotten in the five years since my move. Probably books … Continue reading

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I made a difference to that one…

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   Reflecting back over my 13+ years of being a true Christ follower, I am grateful to see some of the ways that God has worked through me.  My oldest friend (circa grade 7) was the first person God used … Continue reading

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A Match Made in Heaven (author unknown to me)

Consumed by my loss, I didn’t notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend – my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so … Continue reading

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Are you a good listener?

Yes, I think so, you say to yourself. If you asked me that question a few years ago, that would have been my answer, too. Why? Well, because I have very good hearing. I’m intelligent, well-educated, polite and attentive when … Continue reading

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There is Litter in (Almost) Paradise

I’m back at home in my little condo in the big city after visiting my sister in her spacious home in her small town east of Phoenix, Arizona. For 14 days out of 17, the weather there was hot and … Continue reading

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Gilmore Girl to Wed Mad Man?

Gilmore Girl Marrying a Mad Man? Who could blame Rory Gilmore for choosing ‘bad boy’ Jess over clean-cut all-American yes-man boyfriend Dean? But is the life-imitates-art turn of events the right move for gloriously photogenic Kimberly Alexis Bledel and Mad … Continue reading

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