Aunt Millie was Amelia’s favorite aunt with a passion for her beloved husband, Ernie, and classic movies. These old movies predated color, but reached the technical sophistication of recorded sound. She wasn’t interested in the wild west films of that era because she worried about the safety of the horses...
Weddings don’t happen every day in a mother’s life. And this wedding, only days away, is a first for Anne because her son is her only child. Her heart is filled with joy for this celebration of two lives beginning their life together. Lots of preparation has been done to...
It was a college football game. The crisp air enveloped the stadium packed with spectators. It looked like the stadium was sprinkled with red and white confetti on one side and blue and gold on the other. These colors popped from jackets, scarves, hats and jerseys that branded the wearer...
“They should’ve stayed together!” her son shouted, as the film’s credits scrolled down the TV screen. It was a rainy afternoon when Jean and her son settled down in their family room to watch a movie. The rain cancelled her son’s sports event and Jean cherished this gift of...
It was like a dark shadow. It was like a dark shadow passing through her not over her. She tried to grasp the words to describe this shadow of emotion but the words escaped her mind. What was she feeling? Sorrow? Fear? Dread? Ruth couldn’t describe what this feeling was...
Curious, she thought. Something was wrong. It should be done already. Becky was making a dessert for a friend’s birthday. The oven was set at the right temperature and the timer was set for the right baking time but the dessert wasn’t done. She added five minutes which brought it...
