Carol's Blog

The Stories of Haiti

When telling the stories of Haiti, the images of the country and its people flash across my mind. In 1984, I volunteered at Quisqueya Christian School and Baptist Haiti Mission, both in Port-au-Prince. The experience will stay with me forever.

Y2K

Remember the fears surrounding Y2K, the change of a millennium?  The banks were to dissolve, computers would crash, and all would be lost as technology struggled to recognize ’00 as a new century. 

My Happy Place

Every person should have a Happy Place—that place you escape to when reality is too difficult. When the dentist starts that high-pitched drill, I go to my Happy Place. When the movie screen presents a scene that is too graphic for my tastes, I immediately go to my Happy Place.

Deadend Stories

What do you do when you have the start to a story and it just doesn’t go anywhere? Unfortunately, there aren’t many choices: attach it, frame it, or drop it.

Yes, Carol Jean, There Is A Santa Claus

Third grade is a magical time in a child’s life. Most children are beginning to accept the realities of the adult world and are still able to believe the miracle of Santa.

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