Kay Strom
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| Best Gift Ever~ |
May 10, 2013
Every year I gave my mom a gift for Mother’s Day. At first, it was always a bouquet of flowers. But she said I shouldn’t waste my money, flowers die too quickly. So I started giving her sweet-smelling gifts—lavender soap, fragrant bath oread more »
| My Almost Days as a Mouseketeer |
April 10, 2013
No one could say I didn't try to join Annette and the other Mouseketeers...read more »
| Get thee behind me, Squirrel! |
April 08, 2013
I think our yard sports the fattest squirrel that ever lived. Did I say sports? Make that supports.
My husband and I love to watch the plethora of birds that flit through our yard all year. read more »
| Away and Back Again |
April 04, 2013
You know how it is when you first leave home, and you’re so mature and sophisticated but your family is so… well, you know. Your brother is a geek, your little sister is spoiled, your mom refuses to acknowledge that you’re an adult, and yoread more »
| Communicate? LOL! |
March 11, 2013
This morning I found this message on my phone:
Rvu ur mess10-10. Miss u +. Need 2 no more. Text pls. n
Okay, I’m big on communication, but…what? I checked the phone read more »
| March to the Bleat or Roar |
March 08, 2013
Every year, when March blows in, I think about my sister Martha. Years ago, when I was a young tyke and she was a tiny tyke, she always approched the month with a begging request to take two of my dear possessions to school for sharing time.read more »
| The Blessing of Hope |
January 13, 2013
“The day will come when I will take my son and go home,” Rhoda told me. Never mind that she had endured much of her life in a sweltering,read more »
| Peace and Joy at Christmas |
December 23, 2012
I live in Oregon, south of Portland. South of the Clackamas Town Center Mall. South of yet another of those senseless shooting sprees that have become ever more common in our gun-crazed society.
I know the area well. I’ve shopperead more »
| 5 Gifts That Keep On Giving |
December 14, 2012
Too busy for another mad dash to the mall? Weary of searching the internet for a gift you know won’t be perfect? Oh, yes. We all know the frustrating routine: gift isn’t right, doesn’t fit, recipient got three others just like it.read more »
| 5 Reasons To Spend the Day at a Book Signing | Hot Conversation |
December 11, 2012
On Saturday, I joined 34 other local authors for the 13th annual Authors’ Fair. Each of us shared a table with one other author. I stacked up my latest writing–two fiction trilogies, Grace in Africa and Bleread more »
Kay: I think it is wonderful to give a gift to a charity in honor of someone while they're alive. I also like to give gifts to charity after someone has died, and have the mention sent to a close relative. The charity of my choice is St. Jude's R
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