by Carrie Hachadurian | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
I had initially planned a “It’s FALL, Y’all!” story. I love autumn in the mountains. It’s absolutely my favorite time of year. Since 2002 as a timid first-year student at Western Carolina University, I’ve marveled at the stunning...
by Carrie Hachadurian | Sep 25, 2024 | Family Life
Psalm 119:105 Your Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. GPS once saved my marriage. Figuratively speaking, of course. The exact year is a little fuzzy, but it was before smartphones were a thing. Printed MapQuest driving directions and that...
by Carrie Hachadurian | Sep 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
My mother did her best to instill in my sisters and me a sense of etiquette when out in public. She’d often remind us to “sit like a lady,” “don’t chew with your mouth open,” and “don’t make inappropriate conversation at...
by Carrie Hachadurian | Aug 13, 2024 | Family Life
I can’t believe in a few short days, I’ll close another decade of my life and embrace a new one. Forty. I’ll be forty. How did that happen?! Last year, when I visited my ophthamologist for a third failed glaucoma test (yeah, I know. It was a whole...
by Carrie Hachadurian | May 6, 2024 | Family Life, Uncategorized
“I can’t DO it!” My youngest, Grayson, sopping wet from his bath, struggled to put his pajama shirt on. With both arms stuck halfway through his sleeves and jammed over his head, he looked like one of those headless monsters from Scooby Doo. All he...