Edwina Patterson

Time Together Coffee. Tea. Hot chocolate. What a diverse group. Ignoring the noise in the coffee shop, I relaxed against my husband. The tea warmed my body and the conversation warmed my heart. I wished for a tape recorder or pen and paper to take notes as I listened to R.J. and his friend discuss Read More

The knock on the door sounded timid yet persistent. I opened the door and discovered four-year-old Stephen standing there. I anticipated a request for cookies and Kool-Aide and wondered why Russell hadn’t asked himself. He was probably too busy playing and just sent his friend for supplies, I reasoned.   Before I could offer some Read More

We couldn’t find her. We frantically looked throughout the house, but our 2 ½ year old granddaughter was nowhere to be found. Our plans to introduce all our grandchildren to their great grandparents had become a horrible disaster. With a river behind the house and a creek in front of the house, we quickly broadened Read More