December 31, 1965 in a small church in Point Pleasant, WV, my parents devoted their lives to one another both at the tender age of twenty-one. Today, they are celebrating their 60th anniversary together for the first time since 2016. If you are new here On The One Four One, that may read odd to... Continue Reading →
July 2025 Family Dinner
We held this month's Family Dinner on July 27th and the meal theme was KIDS' CHOICE!! It was a menagerie of items that went like this - Miss Canaa - Texas Roadhouse Style Green Beans & French Fries Miss Ella - Strawberries, Raspberries, Breadsticks, Nuggies & Walmart Sugar Cookies Miss Hadley - Chicken Nuggets &... Continue Reading →
Daniel Satorious Reagan aka CAT
Daniel Satorious Reagan aka CAT My name is CASH and my mom is out of town. She hasn't been doing much updating about life On The One Four One so I thought I would help her out. If you don't know my mom, I can tell you that she takes little time for herself. Which... Continue Reading →
Uncomfortable Conversation
Last week, I took Miss M to the DMV to update her State ID as she changed her last name a year ago this month (July) to incorporate my maiden name, and to have the same name as me and to have her Pappy's last name as well. Yes, we are those ladies who hyphenate.... Continue Reading →
Faith Elizabeth’s ~ Banana Split Ice Box Cake
My niece, Faith Elizabeth, is an A M A Z I N G young lady. There isn't a single thing that she can't accomplish when she puts her mind to it. Academics, volleyball, softball, basketball, farming, 4-H, make-up, hair, cooking, baking......shall I go on??? I could, that's for darn sure!!! I love and treasure her... Continue Reading →
Father’s Day 2.0
I sat down to write about my second Father's Day "without" my Dad when it began to thunder. I am still smiling. Why, you ask? Because if you read my tribute words that I spoke at his service, you know that every time it thunders we say it is THE Paul Williams building mansion sites... Continue Reading →
Wisdom Teeth
Today, Miss M had her wisdom teeth extracted. Every night since booking the appointment, I have awoke in the middle of the night thinking about it. By the Grace of God, she is a healthy child. She's only had to have blood drawn once. So today, I worried how she would handle the IV, the... Continue Reading →
394
Thirteen months today to be exact. I can't believe that a month has flown by since the marking of the year that my Dad went home. So many times I have wanted to sit down and write about that day. The love and support from friends who are more than friends ~ they are family... Continue Reading →
363
363 ~ that is the number of days that have seem to have flown by and have crawled all at the same time. 363 ~ that is the number of days I have moved forward with one foot in front of the other and forged on with some days being better than others. Very few... Continue Reading →
One Less Place Setting
A month ago... as I sit here and hit backspace several times... not wanting to type the words... let alone admit the words.... we have one less at our table for family dinners. My hero, my first love, the one I hold all others up to, my everything, my Daddy went home. And because I... Continue Reading →