by Eileen Parsons | Jul 10, 2015 | Articles
I’ve neglected you for weeks, my Readers, and I apologize. I haven’t forgotten you. In fact, you are the reason I haven’t completed and posted an article or added to my manuscript. I’ve stared at my computer screen for long periods of time over the past several...
by Eileen Parsons | May 15, 2015 | Articles
It’s been one of those near-perfect days. Seventy degrees; the sun has shone bright and warm in the sky. A gentle breeze has rustled the leaves, fluttered the laundry on the line, and kept my wind chimes singing throughout the day. The laughter of children...
by Eileen Parsons | Feb 26, 2015 | Articles
It’s been a weird day. Snow squalls kept me trapped in the house (That isn’t the weird part. It’s February in Upstate New York. That’s pretty much the norm.), unable to spend the day at the church working on the bulletin, a task I enjoy on a weekly basis. The wind...
by Eileen Parsons | Feb 4, 2015 | Articles
She strained her eyes to see through the darkness. No light, not even a spark in the distance. No sign of her visitor. “Soon,” she said to herself as she closed the door to her simple home. She moved across the room, checked the bread baking in the oven, and...
by Eileen Parsons | Jan 5, 2015 | Articles
Another holiday season is behind us, another year has closed. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas were uneventful in our home. Our usually large gatherings were small, everyone running in their own directions. My birthday was just another day. We had cake, coffee and...
