A few months ago we lost our nephew to a dreaded disease, very swiftly and with no knowledge of what was to come. Initially, we were told he would ...
Category: Slice of LIfe
A Loving Legacy by Ellyn Mantell
Never have I been part of a larger, more extensive legacy of LOVE! My dear friend and Chosen Sister, Wendy Piller, is gone, and in her place, there is ...
Running Into The Wind
By: Ellyn Mantell I am lonely today. It is a Saturday, but it could just as easily be a Monday or Wednesday. It is not because I don't have ...
Slice of Life: Being a Humanitarian
Looking ahead to college meant deciding what I wanted to do with my life...that looming question, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" I was quite ...
Slice of Life – Appreciation
Ah, the double-edge sword of aging...on one hand, wrinkles, grays, aches and pains! And on the other, the wisdom gained as the decades pass, providing us, if we are ...
I Will Miss You, Philip Roth
Philip Roth was a Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist, considered by many to be a national treasure, having received almost every literary award presented to a writer. I ...
RELEVANT? ABSOLUTELY!
This title can have a myriad of meanings, but there is a specific one that is in my mind while writing this article. I promise to get ...
The Story of Two Women
I am blessed with several wonderful women in my life, my “chosen sisters!” We have shared so many ups and downs, we could name the roller coaster of ...
Tap, Tap Tapping on the Glass, Waving Through a Window…
By: Ellyn Mantell While you may be wondering why I am referencing a phrase from the Broadway show, Dear Evan Hansen, I am wondering if any phrase could more ...
I Spent My Summer In The Hospital
Yes, that is the truth. I did spend my summer in the hospital, but I wasn’t the patient! That is not to say that I haven’t had my ...