What advice would you give to your teenage self? If I had a chance to give myself any advice as a teenager I would certainly say don’t wait so long to spread your wings. I lived a rather sheltered life. I was very busy helping my mother with my siblings when they were very young. …
COFFEE!!!!
What is your favorite drink? I am a coffee snob, and I make no apologies. I will not drink just any coffee. I dislike (with a passion) coffee that has sat on the store shelf for an eternity. I drink fresh roasted, freshly ground, local coffee. I told you I was a snob. The very …
There’s no pondering – it’s My Family!
Who are your favorite people to be around? My family is my favorite people to be around, for sure. When all of us are together there is great joy and laughter. Each of our boys as they entered our lives, brought a special dynamic to our family. Love, Curiosity, Joy, and Compassion - that's what …
Those Shoes were made for…
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. Choosing my favorite pair of shoes is a difficult task, to say the least. First, I am really hard on shoes. They don't last long - or I tire of them. However, my very favorite pair of shoes were a pair of …
Best Gift Ever…
Share one of the best gifts you've ever received. I've been so blessed all my life with many treasured gifts, but the one that stands at the forefront is my family, my husband, four sons, and five grandchildren. From my earliest memories, I always dreamed of being a wife and mother. The wife thing happened …
Budgeting – Learn it Now!
Write about your approach to budgeting. My approach to budgeting...that's such a"grown-up" statement. Talking about and actually doing something about budgeting is two different things. Let me just say this, I wish that it had been presented strongly to me as a young married woman. When there was time to set some good habits in …
I want to be…
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Being patriotic to me is more than words. It's action. It's a feeling that wells up inside of you when you see the flag or hear the National Anthem. Even though our history is being erased bit by bit, the fact still remains that we …
Apple Seed
An apple tree grows from the seed of an apple. That makes sense, right? However, the new apple tree that springs forth from that seed is not an exact duplicate. It’s an apple tree. It bears fruit – apples like the other one. It’s just like the original, but different. Nature can replicate, but not …
Sitting In Silence
The other day, a strange realization came to me. I was sitting on my porch. Simply sitting there doing nothing at all. I didn’t have ear buds in. I wasn’t surfing on my laptop. I wasn’t even looking through social media on my phone. I was just rocking in my white rocking chair enjoying the …
The Sound Of Water
Outside of my office, I hear the trickle of water coming from the fountain. I love the sound of water. It’s as soothing as a lullaby. It gives me the sense of calmness and delight. In the world in which we live today, we certainly need a solace. We need that one thing that will …
LaDonna Fridenmaker~Writer 