Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Not a trivial day
Today is not a trivial day.
I am finding it difficult to write a funny little column about kids and work and the world in general today.
Some days are just different.
There are moments in li…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: The Dance, revisited
If you read last Wednesday's column, you know my 10-year-old daughter had an after school dance to attend.
Let me start by saying, it was really fun. The kids had a great time and the school raise…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Brianna
Okay…before I say anything about my weekend, I am asking every parent/grandparent/family member/friend who has a small child in their life to walk through your house and go through your car right n…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Food and gramma
One of the benefits of being a grandparent is we're allowed to be easier on the grandkids, laughing when the parents are crying, snickering when the little ones are driving our adult kids crazy.
I…
Aug 30, 2013
11-year-old boy saves child from drowning; awarded by Okaloosa S.O. w/video
Austin Beach of Hattiesburg Mississippi was recognized Friday, his 11th birthday, as a true hero by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The young boy’s actions July 18th at a Destin Gulffront condo…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: BOOM!
It finally happened! My daughter is not afraid of the BOOM from the fireworks.
I love that feeling in my chest…I remember the first time I felt it, I was about 12, we were right under the firewo…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Memorial Day
When I was a child, the Vietnam War was in full swing. I grew up into my teen years without feeling really connected to the military or what was going on with wars and international conflict.
When…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: To Africa, with love
I've been looking at my oldest daughter's Facebook today. It is filled with photos from her life in Africa. I was against Facebook until she went to Tallahassee for college after she graduated from M…