by Carlene Szostak | Holding it together
“To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of...
by Carlene Szostak | Legacy
Covid-19…Corona Virus…Quarantine… As we move into this “temporary” normal I thought about how we are filling our days. Your household may be empty nesters, may be filled with kids of all ages and needs, possibly a young couple trying to...
by Carlene Szostak | Before, The First Three Days
Do you care about someone? Have you told them? Telling someone you care about how important they are too you might be something you think you do every day that you interact with them, cry with them, or even laugh with them, but let me tell you that THAT is not...
by Carlene Szostak | Before
When I started down this path as author, there was a weird paranoia that ran through my mind. Would I be able to take the personal work outlined in THE BOOK, created by my mother, and share it with the world? Would I even be able to convince those closest to me, my...
by Carlene Szostak | Holding it together, The First Three Days
Before I talk about THE BOOK, let’a take a trip back in time. From a historical perspective, if you go back to Ancient Egypt, you will find that they believed, the Book of the Dead, was critical to their death. It apparently started as a series of written spells...
