Euleila Ann most likely came into this world laughing instead of crying. She said she inherited her sense of humor, because she loved to tell people how she got her name. “You heard right - my name is Euleila Ann - that’s pronounced ’you lay la’and it’s a very special name. You … [Read more...]

Tucked away in the southwest corner of Connecticut, the Nutmeg State, is the quaint hamlet of Plainsfolk. Rolling hills of green pasture, winding dirt roads, scattered barb wire dot the postcard-landscape. In the furthest corner of Plainsfolk sits a weathered red barn on 10 … [Read more...]

Talking to God is a good thing. Sometimes I like to close my eyes and quietly go through the things I could be doing better. I unload my burdens, center myself and listen to the sound of old ladies being slapped in the back of the head....er...maybe not. But, as our Sundays have … [Read more...]

When you combine high curiosity and low impulse control you pretty much have my son. Thomas has high-functioning autism, which in his case means the words “perspective” and “consequence” are nonsensical noises like the teachers’ voices in Peanuts videos: mwhah, mwhah, … [Read more...]

Having literally blown into North Alabama from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, my life became surreal as I searched for distractions in any way I could find it. Having owned four addresses in four months, I lived like a gypsy and remained in a baffled and confused state … [Read more...]