Encourages, motivation and inspirations
The letter was waiting on my kitchen counter when I returned from Minnesota. It hadn’t been slipped under the door or tucked into my mailbox. It rested beside the coffee …
I thought my biggest retirement decision was buying a new home. I never expected the surprise waiting for me inside. Read More The letter was waiting on my kitchen counter when I returned from Minnesota. It hadn’t been slipped under the door or tucked into my mailbox. It rested beside the coffee …
A fresh start was supposed to be peaceful—until I saw who was walking through my new house as if it belonged to them. Read More The letter was waiting on my kitchen counter when I returned from Minnesota. It hadn’t been slipped under the door or tucked into my mailbox. It rested beside the coffee …
I kept my retirement plans private and started a new chapter. But when I checked my cameras, I discovered someone had already made themselves at home. Read More
When Daniel Whitmore came back from Europe after seventy-four days, the first thing he noticed was the odor. Not de:ath. Bleach. It hit him the instant he opened the front …
While I was fighting through the hardest moment of my life, the person I trusted most walked away. When he finally returned, he discovered a truth he never expected. Read More When Daniel Whitmore came back from Europe after seventy-four days, the first thing he noticed was the odor. Not de:ath. Bleach. It hit him the instant he opened the front …
A painful betrayal changed everything. When the door finally opened again, nothing was the same as before. Read More When Daniel Whitmore came back from Europe after seventy-four days, the first thing he noticed was the odor. Not de:ath. Bleach. It hit him the instant he opened the front …
He thought leaving me behind would end my story. Instead, my strength revealed a chapter he never saw coming. Read More The laughter began before my daughter had finished removing the tissue paper. At first, only the groom’s sister laughed. A quick, sharp sound behind a champagne glass. Then two of …
They tried to make her feel small on the happiest day of her life. They never expected her to discover the strength she already had. Read More The laughter began before my daughter had finished removing the tissue paper. At first, only the groom’s sister laughed. A quick, sharp sound behind a champagne glass. Then two of …
At her wedding, a cruel “joke” revealed more than anyone expected. But the gift her mother gave her changed the direction of her entire life. Read More The laughter began before my daughter had finished removing the tissue paper. At first, only the groom’s sister laughed. A quick, sharp sound behind a champagne glass. Then two of …
They tried to make her feel small on the happiest day of her life. They never expected her to discover the strength she already had. Read More The Child He Chose First The preschool bus was climbing through the Laurel Highlands toward a small educational farm when my five-year-old son, Jamie, pressed his forehead against the window …
He thought his choice would have no consequences. He didn’t know I was already making a decision of my own. Read More