Grandma Lois and I jumped into her red truck and headed out to pick up my precocious cousin Dallas and to run out to the farm to pick up the rests of the gifts. There was an excitement in the air this Christmas. I could not explain it but I could feel it. The one... Continue Reading →

The next few weeks passed rather quickly. Jack left me alone for the most part. He was busy trying to show my Mother that he had changed. The honeymoon phase, I believe it is called. That moment when everything seems perfect after it was not! Christmas was coming fast and all the family would soon... Continue Reading →

Three days later after the court dropped the charges against Jack, at my Mother’s request, he returned home. I was uneasy from the moment he walked in the door. I did not want him there. I knew that I was going to be in some kind of trouble for running away as I did. I... Continue Reading →