VAAAAARRROOOOMMMM!! “Look Granny, my car’s been smokin’!” Granny examined his car and wondered why it appeared to have white powder on it. She asked, curiously, “What’s this, Bret?” “It’s my SMOKE! Come on, I’ll show you!” This was from a story line in “Granny Babysits the Mischievous Five” by Carin Jayne Casey [page 41 in… Read more »
Your point of view affects your life choices We’ve probably all experienced having a friend or loved one who seemed to carry a dark cloud over their head each day of their life. They had experienced some real tragedy, misfortune, and/or health issues to lead them to their daily negative walk. Their life seemed to… Read more »
Readers have asked me where I get the ideas for my stories. Most story lines initially come from personal memories about people, places and/or events. I’ve either experienced these events myself or knew about them during my lifetime. For example, if I write about the first time a friend disappointed me, I’d go back to… Read more »
It could simply be a favorite word, a movie, song, or an influential mentor My favorite word: According to some website definitions, Kaizen is Sino-Japanese meaning ‘good change’ when the focus (of a business organization) is on continuous improvement. I secretly named myself this after I had survived a traumatic domestic violence relationship. As part… Read more »
This event copied the annual New York City Urban Ministries (NYCUM) Extreme Makeover that happens in May each year, involving several U.S. church volunteers serving huge women’s shelters in the NYC area. I was fortunate to be a volunteer last year, and plan to go again this year. What a blessing it is! On January… Read more »
You may have noticed that in my previous New Year’s Resolution blog, I had mentioned allowing myself until January 5th to decide what resolution I may have other than the typical goals, including a smoke-free life. What is my added resolution? After careful consideration, the decision was obvious: Weight loss, of course! Before getting… Read more »
Many of us love to make resolutions for the New Year, usually with great self-improvement plans, some such plans being much more significant than others. Over time, we each learn that if we really want to keep our resolutions, and see success in our plans and goals, we need to be realistic and apply moderation… Read more »
“Granny Babysits the Mischievous Five” by Carin Jayne Casey An excerpt from Chapter 4 – The Winter Holidays Granny said… “I want you to be Santa’s Helper. How about that?” The children eagerly agreed. “But, there’s one rule you must follow…” “What?” asked Casey. “Yeah,” said Joey, “What do we have to do?” “Well, everyone… Read more »
“Granny Babysits the Mischievous Five” by Carin Jayne Casey An exert from Chapter 4 – The Winter Holidays Granny said, “… I want us to practice how to OPEN presents on Christmas.” Joey laughed, “Oh yeah, like we don’t know how!” The others laughed. “Oh really?” Granny asked, “Let me give you an example.”… Read more »
A short story that could’ve been in “My Dear Rosa Jean” by Carin Jayne Casey While leaning her elbow on the arm of sofa, Aunt Grace propped her hand under her chin, “So you and your siblings were used to having Christmas in your earlier years, with the tree decorations, gifts, and all. How old… Read more »
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