History, Real Life and Faith
I wrote a blog post earlier this week for Books & Such Literary Agency discussing the momentous books I read during momentous times. I listed off the mostly non-fiction stories that kept me occupied through the births of my children, my honeymoon and other significant moments. You can read the post here. I’ve written before about “comfort novels,” books read when…
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Someone once said about life, “the happiest times are when your children are young.” I had young children for a long time–30 years–so mine has been a happy life, but I like to revisit happy places and one of them was Monterey, California. When my husband finished a three and a half year tour on the oldest submarine in the Atlantic Ocean,we moved…
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Someone once said about life, “the happiest times are when your children are young.” I had young children for a long time–30 years–so mine has been a happy life, but I like to revisit happy places and one of them was Monterey, California. When my husband finished a three and a half year tour on the oldest submarine in the Atlantic Ocean,we moved…
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Perhaps it would have been different if I’d married, moved to a new home and stayed there. Instead, we wed in southern California and then drove across the country to Orlando, Florida. Six months later, a burly crew packed up our household goods and shipped them to Ballston Spa, New York where we were introduced to seasons for the first time….
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My Sicilian grandmother Fortunata (“good fortune”) lived on an isolated farm and every outing was an event, particularly weddings. Naturally, she was interested in her grandchildren, particularly those four granddaughters. Born in 1901, Grammy wanted her girls to find good men and settle down. My three female cousins had no trouble attracting members of the opposite sex and they charmed my…
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My Sicilian grandmother Fortunata (“good fortune”) lived on an isolated farm and every outing was an event, particularly weddings. Naturally, she was interested in her grandchildren, particularly those four granddaughters. Born in 1901, Grammy wanted her girls to find good men and settle down. My three female cousins had no trouble attracting members of the opposite sex and they charmed my…
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