I know life can’t always be easy, and pleasant, and even sensible.  But some days it just seems tough.  I try to keep my posts light-hearted and upbeat, and mostly that is genuinely how I feel.  But this has been…

On Saturday July 23rd, we had an all-camp reunion at Camp Christian.  This place – as the sign says – is truly set apart; a place where kids and staff came together to live God. According to camp records, the…

I’m not sure what else I can say about my mom that I haven’t said over and over before; other than the fact that having her for a mother has blessed not only my life but countless others — including…

Seems like I’m running behind these days – too much going on to keep up with, then nothing at all and I get lazy!  But last weekend we celebrated independence, and anyone who knows me know that it is my…

What a beautiful day it was today!  The Arts and Heritage Festival at Twin Lakes has been in full swing since Thursday but today was my first visit out there.  My friend and fellow writer (very talentedly prolificly successful!) Ed…

Today 40 people gathered on 40 acres to celebrate 30 years of love and marriage with our wonderful parents.  People came from Virginia, the Carolina’s, (almost) West Virginia, Tennessee, and several parts of Pennsylvania. It wasn’t easy to pull off…

This is my M&M shelf.  I love it.  I just filled it this morning.  Anyone who can open a fresh bag of M&M’s and not grab some and munch is not quite normal (sorry) – even if they are a…

30 years ago today my mom – Dorothy Crooks Steiner – married John R Graves Sr.  I don’t think he realized he was getting a packaged deal. Mom had known John most of her life, but life took them down…

I have been blessed to have two wonderful fathers in my life!  I was born on Father’s day – how do you follow up THAT with a gift??? But I remember my dad – Cliff – as being a fun-loving,…

My parents – Cliff and Dorothy Steiner – waited 18 days for me to be born.  I was due on June 1st.  Mom just told me that even after 18 days, I was not anxious to enter this world; my…