Beginning a story is a rather interesting and somewhat difficult feat, especially when it is one very particularly dear to your heart. When one tries to begin, it isn’t uncommon to find that what you thought was the start was really somewhere closer to the middle because there is another story that precedes it. And […]

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts.  Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts.  Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me…  Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”  || Shel Silverstein || A year ago {nearly exactly…I’m only a few days late ;)} I walked through the doors and […]

Thank you veterans! I am honored to have several men in my family who bravely served in our military. I am especially proud of these dashing young men. 🙂 <3 Stanley Ray Maggard b. May 6, 1942 – d. Nov. 2, 2011 -Served in the Vietnam War- (Armed National Guard) {My paternal grandmother’s maternal uncle…known […]