As a grandparent, I know there is nothing that gives me the same joy as visiting with one of my grandchildren. Grandchildren are the reward for having children. They are like compounded interest on the investment you made raising your children. So, why wouldn’t a grandparent want to take the time to say one more…
Tag: ghost stories
The Gray Man
Last week I wrote about being prepared, this week I’m going to share another sort of “emergency warning” the folks in the Carolinas have when the weather gets bad. Most of us start to really worry when Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel shows up in our neck of the woods. He’s actually been close…
Campfire Stories
I spent last week with a lovely group of girls at Boy Scouts’ Camp (there were no boys, we took the place over) near the Mississippi River south of the Quad Cities. The girls I got to work with were considered “first years” and they were eleven and twelve-year-olds. We had fifteen girls and four…
The Thin Blue Line
I have a great deal of admiration and gratitude for police officers and their families. These are men and women who leave their homes every day to protect us, and they never know if they are going to come home or not. I’ve had the honor of receiving a number of emails from officers or…
Old Town Spring
Here in the Midwest, it’s finally acting like spring. We have rain instead of snow, the temperatures are in the 40s and 50s, instead of the 20s and 30s, and I can actually see green sprouting up through the brown ground. So, when I was thinking of this week’s Freaky Friday, I was thinking “Spring!” …
A Chilling Night
On Wednesday night, I was home alone making chicken soup and chili. (Not combined – two separate dishes.) I had them both simmering and thought I’d run upstairs to my office in the attic, download the latest copy I had on the new Mary book that’s coming out next week, and work on it on…
Elementals
I’ve been binge-watching episodes of the Dead Files and learning quite a bit. But, it’s funny, I’m also learning a little bit about myself and, perhaps, how others might perceive me when I talk about ghosts. I’ve seen ghosts, I’ve heard ghosts, I’ve felt ghosts and I’ve even smelled ghosts. (Okay, the powerful scent of…
EVPs
Over the holiday, my husband and I got to travel to see my daughter, son-in-law and two adorable grandchildren. The drive to their house was about fifteen hours one way, so we got to catch up on one of our favorite podcasts, Astonishing Legends. Actually, I think that we plan long drives just for the excuse…
What Made You Believe?
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak to a group of young adults about ghosts. I told quite a few stories, shared my own experiences, and then opened it up for questions. A young man raised his hand and asked me what made me believe in ghosts. He said that he’d never…
Someone to Watch Over Me
When my daughter, Sarah, was home from college during the fall, she had an interesting experience in our house. It was mid-morning, she was comfortably dressed, eating breakfast and watching HGTV in our living room. She heard a delivery truck pull up, heard someone walk up the steps and then, after they placed the parcel…