by suzannemshaffer | Sep 11, 2023 | memories, Uncategorized
It seems appropriate today to reflect on a defining moment in our country’s history: September 11, 2001. Everyone has their memories of 9/11 and each of them paints a vivid picture of what everyone in America was experiencing that day as we watched our country...
by suzannemshaffer | Jul 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today I’m experiencing writer’s block. But I need to write. It’s an outlet for my emotions, and today my emotions need an outlet. Why? Because I’m perplexed. I consider myself to be a good communicator. I can usually take words and use them to...
by suzannemshaffer | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
I was browsing at my favorite bookstore today, and I came across this quote by Ernest Hemingway: “The writer must write what he has to say. Not speak it.” Needless to say, I can relate. Those thoughts inside my head whirl around and around until I have to...
by suzannemshaffer | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
When my daughter left for college, she had just barely turned 18. Not only was she young, but she was attending a college over 2000 miles away from home. I was afraid for her; very afraid. She was entering a world of the unknown: she had no friends, had never spent...
by suzannemshaffer | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
I remember listening to my dad talk about all his ailments and wondering whyhe couldn’t simply enjoy life. But now I know. It’s difficult. The problem ismy body is getting older, but I feel young inside. There’s a constant battlebecause I want to do...
