I am one of those people…….I have to hand make some of my Christmas gifts. It’s an oddity too difficult for some to understand. Yet, it’s me. I generally make gifts for the grandparents, sometimes for my sister and family, and the last few years I’ve gotten into producing handcrafted items for my husband. Much … More {advent hope part 2} aka dueces.dos.deux
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. I’m sure that’s an obvious fact to you, my blog reader. But I’ll give an example anyway. I frequently place books on hold at the library. A while back, I placed John Grisham’s latest novel, The Racketer along with Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior. I was number 1,023 [not really, … More {advent hope}
I have multiple journals. One is green and I carry it in my purse. It’s purpose is prayer and devotional thoughts. One is small and brown and I also carry it with me. I use it to jot down writing ideas, mainly for my blog. It’s also handy if I come across a good quote. … More {adverse Advent}
The contrast between {being humble} and {being all you can be} is glaring. I am reminded often [mostly by my sweet husband], that what I do, as in work, does not define who I am. Last night I read a chapter of The Gifts of Imperfection and it again helped me see this. I want … More {Advent renouncements}
New year resolutions are generally made at the end of December/beginning of January. I’m not sure why, but this year a bunch of {resolution} type thoughts hit me right after Thanksgiving. It strikes me as odd I have come to think of the precursor to Easter season as important. We have a name for it, … More {merry Advent}
I’ve noticed people on Facebook mentioning one thing each day they’re thankful for. It’s a nice gesture and reminder. It’s the time of year when we focus on thankfulness. I happen to prefer the Thanksgiving holiday over many of the others. It’s simple. It revolves around a meal. The color scheme is earthy. What’s not … More thanks and/or muchas gracias
Last evening my husband Chip and I watched a movie, Nothing But the Truth. It’s the story of a female reporter who writes an article for the Washington DC newspaper she works for. When ordered by a judge to give up her source, she refused. I won’t give away all the details, but basically it … More Doing the Right Thing
Dear James, It’s Senior Night for the marching band students. I can hardly believe you’re at this point. When did you get to be so old? It seems just yesterday you were the self assured eighth grader with a bunch of long haired friends. Then you joined the marching band and I learned not to … More Dear James on Senior Night
My daughter had an incident this week. Actually it was more of an accident. She fell, while in her school’s auditorium and cut a gouge out of the bottom of her chin. The wound required five stitches. It also meant she missed a biology test and I missed an afternoon of work during a very … More no.complain.november
I’d say I know a thing or two about parenting. Not that I know it all because I don’t. But….I’ve been a parent for nearly 18 years and if I’d had one vocational job that long, I’d most likely be considered an expert in that particular field. If asked what parenting is all about, I … More a series of good-byes
Upon a Sunny Day 