The Mess That Is Me

The Mess That Is Me is merely my unique observations about this crazy world that surrounds us and how I fit into it. Here I will share parts of my writing process and fears, some of our travels and reports of our events, and even about our quirky family. So grab a cup of coffee, settle back, and see what lies within this twisted mind of mine.

Change doesn't scare me. For over twenty years I've been a part of churches where most members screamed if you changed the brand of...

Some things just aren’t funny. An Amber Alert is one of those things. My gut clenches every time I hear one and my heart fills my...

The girls think I’m quirkier than normal and give me the looks that tell me so. Like the other day when I left my study in total...

We are too damn sensitive! That statement alone probably offended someone. Truth is, however, we are. Everything has to be worded so as...

We have way too much time on our hands as is evidenced by Talk Like a Pirate Day. I wasn't really sure what was going on until I saw...

He's staring at me, his tiny sharp claws gripping my porch screen as his fluffed out tail shakes like a silent tambourine. A few days...

I used to believe the paranormal was pure science fiction, the stuff of authors like Terry Pratchet and Laurell K. Hamilton or television...

My favorite three months of the year are right around the corner. I become like a kid at Disney World as the change of weather...

It's that time of year again. You know what I'm talking about, that time where ordinary people lose their sense of normalcy, when grown...

Sitting in my study the other day, I overheard my youngest son, Zachariah, trying his best to get assistance from his cell phone...