The latest on the blog
Guilty Joy?
Have you ever felt joy in the midst of a bad time in your life? You know...you feel some sunlight shining in on a depressing day; a time when you think you should be grieving or worrying or not allowed to feel joyful? I know when my sister was battling cancer, I felt...
The Not-Good-Enough Syndrome
Well there I go again. Comparing. And coming out on the short end of the stick. My heart beats fast. My palms sweat. Tears well up in my eyes. I can physically feel my shoulders drop and posture slump. I'm just not good enough. I'm not good enough to be rooming...
What’s Your Volleyball’s Name?
Who remembers Tom Hanks on an uninhabited island talking to his best friend, Wilson, after his plane crashes? What was Wilson? A volleyball. Yes. A volleyball. Tom turned this leather item into a companion, made a face on it and it became his go-to during the lonely...
Oh Yes. I Remember.
I was driving to work in the early morning hours; sun starting to peek through the clouds; fog blurring my path and settling over the ponds. Headlights on bright as I leisurely drove the back roads solo; not a single car in sight. Lauren Daigle's voice keeping me...
Choose The Winning Team!
"It's time to pick teams," shouts the PE teacher as he designates the captains. Of course each captain wants the athletic, tall, strong students. One by one the students are chosen by their designated captain and then we get to the bottom of the barrel, so to speak,...
I Was Going To…
Outdoor Man. Mike Baxter. Last Man Standing. If you have never watched the sarcastic sitcom, you really are missing 30 minutes of laughter and entertainment. We have watched the reruns so much that we now quote lines as if they were taken from an honorable...
Is Your Vision Cloudy?
As I sat on the plane, reading glasses resting on my head, Jennifer Dukes Lee's book in my lap, staring out the small, plastic window, my heart was pounding with emotions of sadness to leave my parents but yet excitement to go home to my husband. I took in every...
What’s In YOUR Wheelbarrow?
Oh the fun we've had in that wheelbarrow! When our girls were younger, we would set up Friday-afternoon obstacle courses carrying kids around orange cones to see who could cross the finish line in record time. Many compliant puppies took trips in that wheelbarrow...
Tweet, Tweet!
I'm sick of it! Sick of people saying and doing whatever they "feel" like because they have the legal right to do so. Yes, in America we are very blessed to have First Amendment rights that allow us to express ourselves. But when did the Rule of Manners go out the...
