Once my mother broke her hip at the end of June 2018, I realized fully why my advisors had said emphatically, “Leave her in her own home as long as possible.”...
The Elusive Culprit VII
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The Elusive Culprit VI
When my mother broke her hip on June 23, 2018, I knew we had finally turned the corner we needed to turn, reached an inevitable point of no return. I had...
The Fruit of the Spirit–Goodness
“Good” is one of the first words of which a child learns the meaning. Right away, we begin praising our little ones for eating well or taking their first...
The Elusive Culprit V
The necessary business of selling the car brings up a key point I have not yet highlighted and it is crucial to anyone facing a loved one’s declining mental...
Meeting of Friends X
Bridey’s mention of fruitcake shifted our attention back to the table. There, alongside the proffered dessert were empty cups, crumb-coated plates, crumpled...
Forward & Foreword
Those of you who have been with me on this journey from the beginning will remember that I started blogging in response to a challenge to Blog 31 Days. I...
The Elusive Culprit IV
This is a series I take no joy in writing, but the fact that I continue to receive both notes and calls from other people facing these same challenges with...
Get Out of Jail Free
Whether or not you have taken a course in British Literature, you probably have heard the quote: “Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.”...
Meeting of Friends IX
Deeply troubled, Bridey was still lost in thought. I regretted I had caused her enough discomfort that she had retreated into herself. I sometimes wondered if...
Managing Self
“Behave yourself.” How many times have said this? Or heard these words directed at you? Or even issued this directive at yourself, followed up by: "What was I...
Native Texan Holly Bebernitz moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. After thirty years of teaching speech, English, and history on the secondary and college levels, she retired from classroom teaching to become a full-time grandmother. The change in schedule allowed the time needed to complete the novel she had begun writing in 1998. When Trevorode the Defender was published in March 2013, the author realized the story of the Magnolia Arms was not yet complete.
