by Olivia | Jul 30, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’m writing from a hotel in Houston, where I did not intend to be. After being in a hotel in Memphis all week, I looked forward to my own bed on Friday night. But 34-minute connection in Houston made me nervous. When a late afternoon meeting fell apart, I high-tailed...
by Olivia | Jul 27, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
The older I get, the more easily I’ll just stop reading a book I’m not enjoying. Life is too short, and too many books are on the list. I’m not sure why my mom doesn’t do that, considering how much older she is than I am. But she expresses her...
by Olivia | Jul 25, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
We continue a summer series of guest posts by a variety of authors on writing challenges. Welcome Richard Mabry. I freely confess that I’m afraid of some things. For instance, although I served for three years in the Air Force, flew (as a passenger) countless hours,...
by Olivia | Jul 22, 2012 | Books in Process, Lens on Life, Uncategorized
The beaming woman in this picture is my sister. And what’s not to beam about? She is holding Eloise, her first grandchild, and Elsa, the second grandchild of our eldest brother. These two beauties were born about three weeks apart last summer. A few weeks later...
by Olivia | Jul 20, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
I remember the four-year-old girl in children’s church in 1984 who was not following instructions or behaving in a remotely socially appropriate way. When I asked her to do something I thought might help her settle down, she glared at me and said,...