Stepmom, Son, a Love Motel with a Gift Basket

Stepmom, Son, a Love Motel  Amanda didn’t want to believe in fate, but she did want to believe in family. A quick look at the course her life had taken might tempt a person to view events through a fateful lens. Married at 19, widowed with his two kids by the time she was 23, a grandmother before she was 30. Her family life wasn’t exactly conventional. It seemed life kept throwing her one unexpected curve after another. Daniel never really gave it much thought. At 18, he was just starting out, with the long road ahead. Sometimes he wondered … Read more

Christmas Wish – This is the best Christmas ever

‘Whatcha doin’?’ the little voice asked as I was sharpening the chain on my chainsaw. ‘Hey sweetie, just getting ready to get a Christmas Tree.’ I replied. ‘Do you have one up already?’ She shook her head, ‘Momma said that it’s ‘pensive so maybe next year.’ She replied with a sigh. Sammi with an ‘I’ was my four-year old neighbor. And it was Sammi, not Samantha, although that’s what her mom yelled out when Sammi was in trouble. Young enough to find happiness and fun with the everyday trappings of life, but old enough to know that difficult times meant … Read more

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