happy.birthday.to.you Once upon a time, I didn’t know what it was like to be a mother.  Then there was you.  My first.  And I wasn’t quite sure what to do with you.  But your dad and I figured it out.  Slowly but surely, we established a routine and we became familiar with each other.  Now, … More {happy.birthday.dear.jamie}

I cried briefly in the shower this morning.  I’m guessing many who don’t live alone find the shower a [safe] place to let out emotion.  Sometimes bothering others with our fears.doubts.lows seems unnecessary.  And sometimes I just need a moment of privacy to let out a few tears.  And while it’s cliche, the water washes … More [sadness]

Twenty three years ago today was our first date.  The day we really sort of met and began getting to know each other.  Like today, it was a Saturday.  Yet unlike today, it was a sunny San Diego day and not a gray Kentucky one.  I remember Balboa Park and Corvette Diner.  And I remember … More {Dear Chip}

Every once in a while, a day is out of the ordinary.  Today is such a day for me.  It’s a Tuesday, a normal workday, yet due to a medical appointment for me this morning, and my daughter’s dentist and ortho appointments this afternoon, I decided to utilize a sick day.  So, after taking my … More a.different.sort.of.day

Last year I focused on the {fruit of the spirit}.  One word, per day.  It worked well, and I ended up with some key verses that really helped me.  Here are two: Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in  your hearts, … More a word

January 2012 marks the eighth anniversary of our family’s return to Kentucky.  I say return because we lived here between 1991 – 1994 while Chip attended Asbury Theological Seminary, then from 1995 – 1997 when our son Jamie was very young.  We came back in 2004 because Chip accepted the position of pastor at Stonewall … More twenty.twelve

I am quite partial to the Christmas songs written in a minor key.   O Come, O Come, Emmanuel What Child is This Carol of the Bells  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen I’m not sure why.  Maybe because although Christmas is a joyous time of celebration, it also brings some discord, or in musical terms, … More {comfort} and {joy}

I currently don’t feel so hot.  It’s been touch and go for about a week.  It began with my husband.  He traveled to Indiana a short while back, and returned with this gosh awful congestion/cough/sickness type thing.  He was exposed to someone who apparently coughed/hacked/exposed his illness all over the place, all the while claiming … More blah

It’s that time of year.  The time of year when my husband says, “Are we going to take a family photo this year?”  I think he really enjoys family photos.  Actually, I think he simply realizes the many pluses the family portrait offers: makes for an easy Christmas gift grandparents love them lots of bang … More {family.portrait}

Thank you to whoever is in charge of the Time Change!  I don’t know who you are, but it’s such a great thing in the fall.  Spring, not so much, as we “lose” an hour.  Would “falling back” twice a year actually throw the earth off its axis, or totally mess up the equilibrium of … More [racing time]