by Dianne Dougharty | Oct 27, 2014 | My Corner Chair |
It was far from perfect. Growing up there, it was years before I realized that “perfect” is downright impossible. The years have been a foe, in that it has taken too many of them to bring me to the place where I treasure what I had. Why is it, that as children, we...
by Dianne Dougharty | Oct 13, 2014 | My Corner Chair |
I am an eternal optimist! Life is always going to end well! I love stories like that of Cinderella; even though it looked as if she would be forever doomed to live with her wicked step-mother, her moment of chance came when she was invited to the Royal Ball and met...
by Dianne Dougharty | Sep 29, 2014 | My Corner Chair |
We arrived early and the waiting room was full. This was a return visit; our first being six years prior. We were anxious, not knowing what the neurologist would say about the progression of Mark’s condition. I busied myself with writing and Mark read a book. Every...
by Dianne Dougharty | Sep 22, 2014 | My Corner Chair |
Just a few weeks ago, Mark and I went to Dallas to keep our grandchildren for three days while their mommy (our younger daughter) and their daddy went to Oregon to run in a marathon relay race. While we were there, I fed them, bathed them, cleaned up after them, took...
by Dianne Dougharty | Aug 18, 2014 | My Corner Chair |
Recently, I read a quote that said, “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” This quote came to life when our grandsons were in town visiting. Jake was sleeping on the couch and Josh beside him on a blow-up...
by Dianne Dougharty | Aug 4, 2014 | My Corner Chair |
Lila is two and our youngest grandchild. She is absolutely adorable! She has piercing blue eyes and the cutest little grin. While at our home recently, with her arms held high and looking up at me with those gorgeous blue eyes, she said, “I hold you, I hold you” Oh,...
