Category Archives: I Remember When… (my OWN stories)

Memories and vignettes, true stories old or recent.

Shattered!

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

Hi, friends! I’ve been away from the blog for a couple of weeks, getting my mom moved and settled in her new apartment. But now I’m ready to return to my regularly scheduled musings…. See that? It’s our favorite vacation … Continue reading →

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Sewing Machine: Tool, or Enemy?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

I haven’t had any trouble with my appliances in quite a while. (Click here if you don’t know what I’m talking about.) It’s been so long, in fact, that when Brent asked me to sew circles of Velcro backing onto … Continue reading →

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Floored!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

I’m happy to report that my mom, who currently lives two hours from me, is moving to my town next month. She’s in a senior living apartment now, but it’s become really hard for her to get around. So when … Continue reading →

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Baby Steps to Fitness

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

Two months ago I passed an anniversary that I was too tired to notice until now. Yep, it’d been one year since I joined the Main Street Gym in Midlothian, Texas. Shortly after signing up I met with a trainer … Continue reading →

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Field Trip!

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

Well, I’m happy to report that some good came of those dreadful early-March “snow days” of cabin fever and peach-tree panic. Trapped in the house with nothing to do except either polish the silver[plated] salad tongs and candlesticks, or stop … Continue reading →

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Stirred and Settled: Faith and Culture 2015

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Jan C. Johnson

I’d been looking forward to it for months: the Faith and Culture Conference for writers and other creatives. We met last weekend at Warner Pacific College, on the edge of Mt. Tabor in Portland, Oregon. Brent and I actually flew … Continue reading →

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