On caregiving, faith, and family…

Archive for the ‘A Long and Winding Road’ Category

Spooning | by Linda Brendle

Aunt Fay sent me an e-mail with this picture and the following scripture. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.                      Psalm 91:4 It reminded me of a section of my book, [...]

Senior Humor 3

I’ve had too much fun the last couple of days celebrating my birthday and visiting with my family to focus on anything serious, so it’s time for some more senior humor. I hope you enjoy the healing balm of a chuckle or two.

Beginnings and Endings | by Linda Brendle

Tomorrow is Mom and Dad’s 71st anniversary. In honor of the occasion, I’m posting a couple of excerpts from some of my previous writings. The first selection is from my book, A Long and Winding Road, RVing with Mom and Dad, and talks about the beginning of their love affair. The second is from a [...]

The Least of These

“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’”                                      Matthew 25:40 Following is a quote from my book. In case you’re new here, A Long and Winding Road, RVing with Mom and Dad, is the story [...]

Will Christianese sell?

When I first started asking for feedback on my book, I was told to tell my story, to put myself into it, and that’s what I did. For some people, that seems to be a problem.

Why Do Old People Smell Bad?

My 7-year-old grandson Mattias frequently makes comments or asks questions that get him published in his dad’s writings or at least posted on Facebook. This is the most recent one. “Dad, how come, when people get older, they smell a little bit worse?”

When Did You Know You Wanted To Be a Writer?

One of my Facebook/writer friends recently posed this question and quickly received a number of responses. I thought about it a while and told her my answer was too long for a FB response and that I’d write a blog post about it. So Krista, this one’s for you.

My Book

I’ve spent the last four year writing a book. I didn’t really intend to write it. It just kinda happened. In July of 2007, my husband David and I bought a motorhome, and after a few short outings, we decided to go for a longer trip. My 85-year-old parents were living with us at the [...]

Tag Cloud

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 324 other followers