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In the Light of Goldie

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 / Molly Mitchell / 4 Comments

Louella Goldie Westmoreland lived 32 years, never married or became a mother, did not know the enjoyment of a good book or scintillating after-dinner conversation, did not attend school and was dependent on her loved ones to care for her. A high fever as an infant immediately changed her life and the lives of her … Continue reading In the Light of Goldie

A Thousand Little Dots

August 22, 2021August 25, 2021 / Molly Mitchell / 8 Comments

Her name was Betty Ruth Flynt but I called her Barf. You can't buy good friends like that--ones who will lovingly call you, "Barf." I figured since I was not allowed to utter the middle name "Ruth," that "Barf" was the next best choice as her initials were just asking for it. Junior High. What … Continue reading A Thousand Little Dots

Trees of Life

March 20, 2021 / Molly Mitchell / 6 Comments

To plant a tree is to begin a memory. I'm a big believer in the power of growing plants along with growing the family. A measure of a kid or two or three or four can be marked right along with the rings of a tree I've left here and there across our pathway. And … Continue reading Trees of Life

Francie’s Chicken Salad

July 23, 2020September 21, 2020 / Molly Mitchell / 21 Comments

She was a tiny little old white-haired lady from New Jersey whose energy defied her age despite her occasional smoking and addiction to daytime television. And she was my first best friend in Arkansas. The memory of how I came to meet Francie is murky but it feels like it was somewhere on the upstairs … Continue reading Francie’s Chicken Salad

Real Estate Bird

May 19, 2020September 21, 2020 / Molly Mitchell / 5 Comments

Right in the middle of writing a different blog post (a pretty dreary and potentially depressing one) I thought, "Hey, let's lighten things up a bit." We'll start with the basics. Parakeets can talk. And fly. Twelve-year old girls aren't always smart. But they mean well. The summer of 1974 was monumental. We, our giant … Continue reading Real Estate Bird

Under the Dining Room

December 18, 2019March 8, 2020 / Molly Mitchell / 14 Comments

Fifteen year old girls are not known for their willingness to accept change. I know this because I've been one and I've mothered a few. It's a crummy age to ask certain things of this particular section of the population but life happens within families and sometimes happens in a big way. Occasionally 15-year old … Continue reading Under the Dining Room

Diesel Brakes

October 3, 2019March 8, 2020 / Molly Mitchell / 13 Comments

For a couple different reasons I'm going to have to drop you right down into the middle of this scene without giving you the background. You can get the prequel later. In 1978 when I was a teenager, we were living on the first floor of an old 5-story hotel building that had been converted … Continue reading Diesel Brakes

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Molly Mitchell claims her greatest accomplishment is that she can call herself the mother of four. That’s always and forever number one on the list and still chokes her up after all these years. She’s happily married to Bob, whom she chose when he sang a glorious honey-toned bass part behind her in choir at college. (He found out later he’d been chosen but true to form was a good sport about it.) There are perfect grandchildren, of course.

She’s had a variety of jobs over the years, some involving professional writing and editing. Other jobs not so much, and those may become blog fodder. She hopes you’ll find joy or at least a bit of entertainment in these pages, and above all, a healthy dose of Christian encouragement.

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