https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/ Kathy Lou Waskett writes fables, mysteries, poetry and stories of faith for the young and the young at heart — plus heartfelt Americana songs. en-us https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-riverboat-captain-in-dreamland/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-riverboat-captain-in-dreamland/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT I sit on the bank of the Missouri River and marvel at it’s history and what a legend it has become. I am sitting on soft blades of grass, wearing my rolled up cuffed… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-humor-of-dreams/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-humor-of-dreams/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT So, I was sleeping. Enjoying resting after a trying day. My cat, Minnie was purring beside me. My husband was asleep. The fan was blowing cool air. The neighbors were… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/women-at-the-well/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/women-at-the-well/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Women At The Well by Jackie Strickland Music by Kathy Lou Waskett https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/a-pattern-evolves/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/a-pattern-evolves/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Once there was a man That I noticed was like me. A very reserved man As far as you could see. He kept his feelings in. So no one else could see. The hurt that lay within… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/sibling-pain-with-nothing-to-gain/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/sibling-pain-with-nothing-to-gain/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT I had a talk with my sister. Frankly, she has always been the perfect one. Dad's favorite. She did everything right. Joan did not have to do the dishes or work on the… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/its-just-me-and-you/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/its-just-me-and-you/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT 1) Times we’ve been together it nearly broke my heart being in the same room we spent so much time apart.. 2) you were in your paper I was in my jeans It has been such a… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/my-musical-journey/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/my-musical-journey/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT To flow on with the music To dance on with the sound Let the rhyme and rhythm take me On a journey heaven bound. No longer on a platform going nowhere In the dark I want… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/thats-all-that-matters-to-me-by-kathy-lou/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/thats-all-that-matters-to-me-by-kathy-lou/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT 1) Sometimes we need someone To bring sunshine through the pain. Someone who will hold you Through the thunder and the rain. That's when you come along. Turn my gray… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/through-rose-colored-glasses/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/through-rose-colored-glasses/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT (Chorus) I saw our lives through rose colored glasses. I saw just what I wanted to see. Then I took off my rose colored glasses Now I got to face reality. 1) Time in the… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/we-have-a-different-point-of-view/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/we-have-a-different-point-of-view/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT 1) Thought I had to be perfect To do just what you say Thought I had to be perfect Became myself anyway. 2) I woke up and realized It’s ok, what I say and do. I just… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/my-word-is-serenity/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/my-word-is-serenity/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Why is this my word you ask? Good question! I was in my group therapy class and everyone had to pick out a paper out of a basket. Each strip of paper had a word on it.… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/turn-your-heart-around/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/turn-your-heart-around/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Afraid of flight, but trying to fly Wanting to live, but living to die. Tired of hurting, but feeling lame. This lifestyle is driving me insane (Chorus) Come on baby… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/he-is-the-god-who-sees-el-roi/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/he-is-the-god-who-sees-el-roi/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT (Chorus) He is the God that sees. El Roi He knows what you’re going through. When you are left without a prayer. God sees you kneeling there. 1. Guide me Lord towards… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/till-you-walk-through-the-fire/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/till-you-walk-through-the-fire/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT 1. Love doesn’t take an easy road Sometimes it takes a fall I’ve watched families who fought the fight Who heard a different call. 2. They believed standing by each… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-locked-box-series-aging-from-a-different-perspective/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-locked-box-series-aging-from-a-different-perspective/ Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT There is one thing that is certain. The longer you live, the older you are. Wrinkles, bags under eyes, and dark spots on your face become more noticeable. Less… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/when-i-close-my-eyes-the-transport/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/when-i-close-my-eyes-the-transport/ Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT When I close my eyes I am transported to moments 20, 30, 40 years ago. It's hard to sleep for this reason. I don't know how I get there. I could be resting my eyes.… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/dancing-to-come-alive-again/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/dancing-to-come-alive-again/ Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT I went to a Mexican restaurant and there was a live band playing on the patio. No one was listening to the band. The band was playing some really good tunes. Men and… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/wanderlust-the-lost-identity/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/wanderlust-the-lost-identity/ Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Friends and family said he had wanderlust. As far as I’m concerned , Wanderlust must be going by an alias. I don’t know who he was. The adventurer. Someone who loved to… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-desert/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-desert/ Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Man does not live by bread alone. What does that phrase mean anyway? Toasted wheat, Barley? Rye? Sourdough? Could it just be referring to what we see on the supermarket… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-locked-box/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-locked-box/ Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Locked Box There is a story about a box of secrets. We hold this box deep within No one can see, hear, or know about its existence. No one should know. We hide this… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-day-i-understood-oh-holy-night/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-day-i-understood-oh-holy-night/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT It was another Christmas Eve in the South. Gifts are wrapped and under the tree. Stockings are hung over the fireplace waiting for Santa. I have been preparing what I… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/on-the-wings-of-a-dove/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/on-the-wings-of-a-dove/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT A long time ago there was a man named Noah. Noah and his family were in an ark with all these animals. There had been a flood and God saved his family because he had… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/evangeline-2/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/evangeline-2/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT A Long time ago there was a young Spanish girl named Evangeline. The child had a milky complexion with olive tones. Eyes the color of emeralds and hair the color of… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/a-spring-dance/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/a-spring-dance/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT Watch the video https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/looking-for-home-2/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/looking-for-home-2/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT I lie down, wide awake, hugging my pillow. Nighttime finds me dreaming that I am shivering in the snow. Trying to find my way home. What is home? I vaguely remember it… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/touched-by-an-angel/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/touched-by-an-angel/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT I lie down, wide awake, hugging my pillow. Nighttime finds me dreaming that I am shivering in the snow. Trying to find my way home. What is home? I vaguely remember it… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-haze-of-delusions/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-haze-of-delusions/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT My friend Maddy asked me to leave her RV at an exclusive apartment complex parking lot. She had dropped it off at our home and needed it today. Why she had left it with… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-pebble/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-pebble/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Miranda Topeka was facing her day as she has so many times before. Nothing special, just an ordinary day with not much going on. Bills paid, gifts wrapped, and a place… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/joe-barones-story/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/joe-barones-story/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT Joe Barone was well-known for his musical style and skills. He was brought up in Chicago, Illinois and worked his way up into “fortune and fame.” All a person had to do… https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-potter-and-the-stubborn-clay/ https://kathylouwaskett.com/stories/the-potter-and-the-stubborn-clay/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT In New Mexico, there was a ceramic artist that was known for his workmanship and artistry with clay. He created unique ceramic projects that were displayed in museums…