Kim Janine Ligon's Blog

The Family We Chose

Most of you know I am the oldest of ten children. My extended family is quite large and my in-laws are many as well. I’m blessed that we are for the most part a harmonious family with only minor skirmishes creating fleeting issues.  

I am further blessed by the people that are not related to me by blood or marriage or any legal definition, but are nonetheless members of my chosen family. (Thanks for getting me thinking about this Kim G and Angela.) They are the people I love and who love me...

A FEW GOOD WORDS

Coming home from the ophthalmologist earlier in the week, the car in front of us had two interesting bumper stickers I could read even though one of my eyes was fully dilated. One had a cross like the one at Calvary and it said “I’ve got a guy for that.” My mind immediately started racing. A guy for love…peace…forgiveness…eternal life…hope…

I had never seen that bumper sticker before and thought it was wonderful.

Another car passed with a tie-dyed bumper sticker saying “Choose Kindness” a...

WALTER

They met on a blind date and dated for nearly two years before they decided to tie the knot. They were a little cautious since it wasn’t the first marriage for either of them. He was fifty-eight and she was forty-one. He has a Boston Blackie pencil thin mustache, a full head of hair, and grown children and grands. My sister, Lori, became an instant grandmother–a role she relishes–the day she married Walter. I was proud to be her matron of honor.

I knew the attraction was serious when my sist...

PARTY ON!

For the last thirty days we have been in full on celebration mode with multiple festive gatherings to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. For several months leading up to the event I got to flex my previously untested party planner muscles. I had a lot of fun doing it. More than I expected. I’m a little at sea now that everything is done. (Can you hear my sweet husband in the background saying time to work on my buildings on the railroad while you can still see and have a relatively steady ...

My Newest Release

After ten years in witness protection, Morgan Tucker is hidden no longer. Evil hasn’t been thwarted by a false name or Morgan’s move to the small town Lansdale, Wisconsin.

Mark Trask, a veteran of Lansdale’s police force, returns from vacation to find his reclusive housemate, Phil Hughes, missing. The driver of a black pickup truck stalks Mark and nearly kills him. Are the targeting Mark or is it related to Phil’s mysterious disappearance?

Elsie Dennis lives with her older brother, ...

And Then…

It seems that everyone is dealing with scary, difficult, and life-changing “stuff”. My prayer list grows longer every day. Loss of parents, children, spouses, friends. Cancer. Pneumonia. Stroke. Heart attack. Diseases I can’t even pronounce. Loss of mobility. Depression. Blood clots. Dementia. Fire. Flood. Accidents. Job loss. Contentious family relationships. Work-life balance. And a myriad of issues that may not seem major to someone on the outside looking in but are gut wrenching and heart b...

National Reading Month

March is National Reading Month. After dancing around between different months it was moved to March to honor Dr. Suess, Theodor Geisel, whose birthday was this month. It seems appropriate that the author who introduced reading to many of us should be remembered this way.

Every month is reading month for me. Since I had my first book published, I have been introduced to many new authors with The Wild Rose Press who write in genres I had not previously read. I have had new worlds to explo...

Sweet Seventh

It is hard to believe but today is the 7th anniversary of this blog beginning. I started it to have a social media presence for my author journey that I began in earnest after retiring from a forty-one year career in healthcare information technology.

We’ve shared a lot over the past seven years. You’ve encouraged me on my author journey more than you know. I could not have persevered without knowing you were there supporting me and cheering me on. Words are inadequate to thank you for the l...

Snow On the Magnolias

Yesterday morning we woke up to a winter wonderland. Overnight wet snow had fallen and covered the ground and painted the tree branches white. It was beautiful to look at and we didn’t have to leave the house.

The magnolias look a little strange with white layers on their leaves. The bits of pink peeking through are my camellias that bloom this time of year.

My bird house is inaccessible at the moment and the woods look as peaceful and lovely as a Robert Frost poem.

It ...

A Child Is Born

May you see the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child. May the love of Christmas wrap your heart in peace and bring you joy. Wishing you and yours the many blessings of Christmas and a healthy, happy 2025. Enjoy! Kim