Podcast Episodes

Gloom, Despair, and Agony

Season 6 Episode 28

True depression or despair often requires serious professional help. But what about those days when you just feel “down” or in a “funk”? I have Ten W…

1 year, 8 months ago

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I don't Have A Podcast!

Season 6 Episode 27

For over five years I have posted a weekly podcast. This is the first time I didn’t have a topic! So as a former speech teacher, I did what I taught …

1 year, 9 months ago

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Not The America I knew

Season 6 Episode 26

As we approach the 4th of July and consider our country, most of us, especially those over 50, would agree, this is not the America we knew. What can…

1 year, 9 months ago

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I Sinned On My Birthday

Season 6 Episode 25

Most people have an idea of what “sin” is; but when one is mentioned in 30 scriptures and referenced in even more, wouldn’t you think preachers would…

1 year, 9 months ago

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Born On Father's Day

Season 6 Episode 24

My Daddy said I was his best Father’s Day Gift ever; but I am not sure he felt that way through my horrible teen years. This is a chapter I contribut…

1 year, 9 months ago

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My Sister Donna

Season 6 Episode 23

My older sister Donna has always been my hero and my best friend. Recently her husband passed away and she also has need of a new hip, new knees and …

1 year, 10 months ago

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Where Is God In All Of This?

Season 6 Episode 22

When people ask me where is God in the midst of all that is happening politically, religiously, financially, socially, or anything else, I know how I…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Whine Whine Whine

Season 6 Episode 21

Those of us who are teachers will be the first to tell you how annoying it is to have a constant whiner for a student. But when the “whiner” is an ad…

1 year, 10 months ago

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If You Knew My Past

Season 6 Episode 20

People often say they just want to forget their past and let it die. But what if  part of your past could just be the very thing that might unlock a …

1 year, 10 months ago

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Mama Bootsie is 99

Season 6 Episode 19

My story of my Mama Bootsie was first published in Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul.  I tell of her purple house and eccentricities, and her own un…

1 year, 11 months ago

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