I wanted to sit down and write my thoughts about this past year, and my thoughts as a new year begins. I can't say I have ever truly made an effort to consider a year's events in any deep form as it comes to a close. However, during this last month of December, I have really felt the pull to do...

The forgotten people of COVID are working hard to smile and keep their heads up. To put on their continued show of strength. To make sure their kids are taken care of and are far from the crippling fear that their parents are feeling. The days have become weeks, and the weeks have become months...

I was contemplating letting my blog go as I was finding my life so full of other commitments. Or so I told myself.   I was very proud of the website I had put together without knowing a thing about creating one. I was also quite proud of the pieces I had published on it. I was, however, seriously...