What’s the difference between the two? They say every cloud has a silver lining. Are we able to find those bits of silver when things go horribly wrong? Can we step back and look at whatever the situation may be with a positive eye, searching for the blessing? Four years ago on December 29, 2018,… Continue reading Blessing or Tragedy?
Author: Patricia Ploss
Almost Christmas! And then a brand new year!
Once again, Christmas is fast approaching! Holiday celebrations are varied and constantly evolving around the world, so if Christmas is not your thing, perhaps it’s Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa! I know there are several other types of celebrations that take place around this time of year and we all welcome in a new year and hope… Continue reading Almost Christmas! And then a brand new year!
What’s important for your holidays?
Labor Day passed, launching the start of the holiday season! At least that’s how I perceive it each September. Halloween, my favorite, came and left quickly. But really, it’s on it’s way again, in just 10 1/2 months! Thanksgiving was quiet in my house. Although I am truly thankful for ALL the blessings in my… Continue reading What’s important for your holidays?
TURKEY DAY?
The third Thursday of every November is when Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated in the United States. So every year it falls on a different day. But it’s always the third Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a time when folks are supposed to get together with their families, head to grandma’s or whoever’s turn it is… Continue reading TURKEY DAY?
November’s Music
As I gaze out my living room window today, the sun is bright, but the wind is howling. As I know from my early morning walk, bundled in snow pants, heavy coat, hat and mittens, the cold weather of November, heralding in winter is fast approaching. I take this blessing of a seasonal change, along… Continue reading November’s Music
Changes in the weather, and then some.
November has arrived! Halloween has passed, once again. It’s long been my favorite, even though I haven’t really done anything special to celebrate it for some years now! In our current home of 13 years, we’ve yet to had a Trick Or Treater show up at our door. But then, we live on a dead… Continue reading Changes in the weather, and then some.
A New Book and A New Look!
I’m happy to announce, that my 4th book, ‘Another’s Child’, is soon to be released, available on Amazon and also to order from places such as Barnes and Noble and Books A Million. I will also have them available for purchase at ACE Hardware in Winamac and the Montgomery Mercantile in Francesville! This new book… Continue reading A New Book and A New Look!
Creekside Hospital
It was fall again. Michael Wallis always dreaded this time of year, working at Creekside Hospital. Creekside was a hospital for the mentally insane and Michael Wallis had been a porter there for twelve years. During the year, each time there was a full moon, Michael noticed that the residents always acted a little differently… Continue reading Creekside Hospital
A beautiful welcome to October!
Fall is my favorite season. I know many people feel the same way and relish the changes Mother Nature swirls about the landscape! I believe that the Midwestern part of the country has the very best of fall. Well, ok, perhaps the New England area has better leaves and also Salem, but, this is where… Continue reading A beautiful welcome to October!
So the Queen has passed!
Queen Elizabeth The II, as she has been referred to, among other titles, has left this world as we all have been hearing for several days now. You can’t turn on the news without seeing constant live stream coverage, or a loop of her life and 70 year reign of the Queen of England, among… Continue reading So the Queen has passed!