Our family is doing “30 Days of Thanks“.  It’s interesting that today’s activity is invite someone you’re thankful for over to your home.  The reason it’s interesting?  Chip has invited his friend Glenn to today’s University of Kentucky football game [go.big.blue] and I’ve baked Glenn a pumpkin cheesecake for his birthday.  These arrangements were made … More {friendly gratitude}

               . . . the holiday season.  Sixty two days:  November’s 30 + December’s 31 + January First = 62 days  I have decided to not be a BAH HUMBUG this year.  While I like Thanksgiving an.awfully.lot, I’ve grown to not care so much for Christmas.  Well, it’s not … More And so it begins. . .

A  few weeks back I experienced multiple days of wanting to sit in a church like this: I desired to be all alone, in a quiet, dimly lit sanctuary.  I wanted to feel the presence of God without interruption.  Just to sit.  For about an hour.  Bible along.  No music.  No other people.  Just me … More {preconceived notions}

I am an avid reader and sometimes when I finish a book, it’s like saying good-bye to a friend.  If the book is really, really good it can be difficult to reach the end.  Or if I read a new book by one of my favorite authors, knowing it could be years before they produce … More something brand-new

I grew up watching the Brady Bunch [and I loved those people].  My sister and I saw every rerun,  many times throughout our childhood.  Persons born in the late 60s or early 70s most likely remember a song the Brady kids sang, featuring Peter (middle son), whose voice was changing:  Time to Change.  The chorus … More The More Things Change. . .

This has been a week.   This has been a week of happenings.  Some of the happenings I’ve lived through before. Some of the happenings I have not lived through before. And, as the title of this entry states, I am still in the midst of the week, so I choose not to write about the … More In the midst

I’ve finally gotten around to {part 3} of our saga, aka The Story of Us, aka Chip.&.Deb, aka not so exciting people who sometimes do exciting things. . . .  Anyway, I’m taking it back to 1990-91, which I remember fondly as our first year of wedlock.  During that school year, my husband Chip finished … More Decisions {part 3}

Last Friday I had the opportunity to participate in something for the first time:  my workplace has organized prayer walks each Friday of September.  While I’ve been a part of prayer walks in the past, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect at this one.   a big crowd of people marching around (think Joshua … More walk

I decided to not follow a sequential order when recording the history of our family, so please bear with me.  I am skipping approximately 20 years between part 1 and part 2.  But if you read along, I think you’ll understand.  Our home on the south side of Lexington sold in December of 2010.  Our … More should’ve done this a long time ago {part 2}

A phone call was our family’s origin.  Actually, it was a series of phone calls.  My husband Chip [before he was my husband] called me and asked me to go to Balboa Park with him. We were in college in San Diego.  I said, “yes.”  We agreed upon the day, time, etc.  A few days … More the call {part 1}