Mowing and Money
Image Credit: https://lisamaples.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/grss-mow.jpg Just as I became a teenager, Mrs. Oliver, our elderly neighbor in her late seventies, paid me to mow her grass in the summer from 1984 - 1986. Her husband died before we had moved in the...
Lisa Maples | Jun 1, 2015 | 0 Comments
Weaving the Fabric of Our Lives
On a typical summer’s afternoon when I was a young teen, I might lay out in the sun on our lower deck in a folding plastic lawn chair hidden by the huge tomato plants. As the summer went on, I’d get a tan. Mrs. Oliver, our neighbor, liked to visit with my...
Lisa Maples | May 8, 2015 | 0 Comments
When I Get Home Today
When I walk through the garage door into my kitchen each day after work, I typically can only see glimpses of the tan and gray granite that was installed a year ago on our kitchen counters and bar. We redesigned our kitchen after the flood in January creating a...
Lisa Maples | Apr 20, 2015 | 0 Comments
Yard Love
Jo Knowles, at the website that she and Kate Messner author, inspired me to unlock childhood memories by writing about them. I made a list of words that came to mind when thinking about the house in which I grew up. I specifically focused on the kitchen and then...
Lisa Maples | Mar 1, 2015 | 2 Comments
January 31
“The next time you see me, I’ll look different!” These were the last words that I spoke to Eric. I yelled my thoughts to Eric as we were getting in the Accord and leaving the family Christmas celebration. The sun shone brightly that day causing me to squint as my...
Lisa Maples | Jan 27, 2015 | 2 Comments
My One Word
During the past week, I have been pondering the idea of choosing ONE WORD to ground me and propel me into 2015. I discussed the idea with my family. One of my children chose "Persevere" and the other child chose "Lead". These words have helped me to help my...
Lisa Maples | Jan 5, 2015 | 2 Comments
6 Months
I am so blessed by the heartfelt writing of Ruth Ayers. It is an honor for me to celebrate with her and other bloggers today by participating in a link-up at Ruth's website. It has been a while since I blogged at this site. I have another site,...
Lisa Maples | Dec 13, 2014 | 1 Comment