by debidrecksler | Aug 9, 2011 | Life
Recently, I was inspired by a (fictional) love guru on a television show. He was holding a seminar for people searching for love. I thought to myself, “I could do that!” I am an excellent speaker, which is the result of some really good drama classes and...
by debidrecksler | Jul 31, 2011 | Life
Last Thursday, my husband and I made a 9 hour round trip ( in one day) to close the chapter on an incident that happened to me 4 years ago in a rest stop in Virginia. Thursday was one of the longest and most intense days of my life. I’m not going to talk about...
by debidrecksler | Jul 20, 2011 | Life
Many years ago,( before the internet ) I read something in a women’s magazine that made me wonder if my marriage was going to last. It had to do with the frequency of sex in young married couples and included the results of a survey.With a toddler glued to my...
by debidrecksler | Jul 17, 2011 | Life
This past week a young boy was brutally murdered in a close knit community in New York. People across the world read the news with shock and disbelief. Sadly enough the tragedy will soon be a faded memory as another tragic story takes its place. It is all so...
by debidrecksler | Jul 12, 2011 | Life
It is HOT outside but I refuse to complain because I haven’t forgotten how FREEZING cold I was all winter long. Today the temperature is inching over 90 which is considered quite warm for the mountains of Western North Carolina. My very long hair is pulled up...
by debidrecksler | Jul 5, 2011 | Life
I have been battling bouts of vertigo for the past several years. They come on without much warning and literally turn my world upside down. It is hard to function when the room is spinning around. I can’t lie down because it makes me feel worse. I have to try...