Dana has been married since 1980, has three adult children and eight grandchildren. She loves that they are all living within 10 miles of each other in the Southern California desert. She enjoys reading, writing and teaching. Dana delights in the gift God has given her to teach life lessons from the Bible through picture stories.
As a little girl I loved to swing. The feeling of soaring high and then the free fall as I pumped my legs harder. My hair flowing in the wind along with my childlike laughter. Such carefree and simple days of long ago. I miss them, don’t you? After a time my friends would get […]
Many of the greatest moments spent with my Dad were either under a car or leaning over a front fender. Wanting to be near him and emulate him I learned about engines. I knew how they worked; what a piston was, a carburetor and even a cam shaft! I could change a tire, change my […]
“Donald, you oughta know betta!” fondly remembered “Boston-accented” words from the mother of a High School friend. When this single Mom came home from work and her house was amuck with unruly teenagers she let them all have it. Short of boxing their ears, she lovingly set them all straight. You ought to know better……… […]
Where I live there are over three hundred days of sunshine and it rains less than 6 inches a year! The average daily temperature is 89 and the low is 55. This dry desert climate is considered near perfect! It is advantageous to those with arthritis, breathing problems and skin conditions. It can change your […]
WHAT I DON’T KNOW CAN’T HURT ME……… My favorite statement whenever I hear my adult children or their friend’s reminiscence about situations in their lives. Circumstances that cause me to shudder and think where was I? What kind of parent was I if these things were going on right under my nose and I had […]
Trust is defined as: relying on and having confidence in the truth, worth and reliability of a person or thing. Trust is to place confidence in and depend on another. To believe and expect with assurance, the one you entrust. It means confidently with a feeling of certainty that the person or thing will not […]
I stopped by the job to see my husband one hot summer day dressed in shorts and a tank top. He was remodeling a house and asked, “Do you think you could help me move this? It isn’t that heavy.” My husband unscrewed the last clamp as we both held the 12 foot mirror against […]
This weekend we were with friends out at the lake. We packed up the boat and headed down to a favorite location and found the perfect spot to pull in between two other boats. We unloaded our chairs, cooler and easy-up for shade. After setting it all up, we began our relaxing day of floating […]
Isn’t it a given…that you NEVER rip on someone else’s spouse to them? Have you ever torn a piece of paper and tried putting it back together? Sure you can use tape, but the tear remains. Tis the same effect, when you criticize another’s spouse. Do you really expect them to say back to you, […]
Wallpaper and vinyl wall art are quite different. Wallpaper sticks when glue is applied, while vinyl wall art is stick on. Wallpaper is not easily removed yet wall art peels right off with no residue. If you make a mistake with stick on, it’s easily removed and re-applied. As wallpaper is made for endurance, wall […]
