Thirteen of the Songs That Most Make Me Want to Cry in My Beer (Part 2) What Hurts the Most (Rascal Flatts) Next Time (Dan Fogelberg) Hasten Down the Wind…
Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.*1 Corinthians 10:31This week, I am thankful for an opportunity that I have been…
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and thinking about this question: Why blog?
With an estimated 55 million blogs now on-line, it seems reasonable to ask why so many people are engaging in this activity. And, more importantly, why so many bloggers comment, facetiously or not, that they are “addicted” or “obsessed” with blogging, can’t live without it, and regularly confess that they are “spending way too much time blogging.” Many writers joke about their laundry piles, dusty furniture and dirty hair, and acknowledge eating fast food because they are too busy blogging to cook. Only those writers (and their families) know for sure, of course, how much truth is actually being divulged.
This week’s theme: Soft “Mom, do you see the resemblance?” I had to snap this photo when Matthew grabbed Sophie and asked me that question. This kid comes home from…
Appetizer Where on your body do you have a scar, and what caused it? On the back of my left hand, I have a scar about 1 1/4 inches long…
Thirteen of the Songs That Most Make Me Want to Cry in My Beer (Part 1) (Listen using the iPod in the right sidebar) 1. Come Some Rainy Day (Wynonna)…
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the incongruence between the amount of writing you want to do and the amount you are actually completing?
That’s how I’m feeling right now. I have several weeks’ worth of posts rolling around in the big empty cavern known as my brain. But I’m having trouble getting them out of my head and onto the computer screen.
Is it possible to suffer from “writer’s overload”?
“Am I too late?” Sunday Scribblings prompt: Crush This is the story of yet another amazing aspect of my life. As I discussed in my initial article about my six-year…
This Week’s Theme: Antique I decided to share some antique photos with you this week.This is a photo of my mother, along with other members of Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church,…
Appetizer What sound, other than the normal ringing, would you like your telephone to make? My ringtone is the theme from “The Sopranos.” I’m happy. Soup Describe your usual disposition…
Thirteen of My All-Time Favorite Love Songs Narrowing this list down to only thirteen songs was just about impossible! But in no particular order, here are thirteen of my all-time…
I am grateful every day for both of my kids, but today I’m focusing on my Mattie-Boo.First of all, it seems that he has a secret admirer. The other day,…
A fellow blogger posted a rather provocative piece about cliques in the blogging community. I went back to review and reference it here, but it seems that she has removed…
Very pleasing to the senses, esp. to the taste; delicious: The waiter brought out a tray of yummy desserts. extremely attractive or appealing an item of food that is particularly…
This Week’s Theme: Broken My son’s school had a crab feed this evening. I do not like seafood. So I ate the tossed salad and a little spaghetti.I did…
Appetizer Have you been sick yet this winter? If so, what did you come down with? I woke up the day after Christmas with a terrible earache — swimmer’s ear…
Thirteen Things I Love About Water Aerobics 1. I can exercise strenuously and work up a good sweat, but I don’t care. I just splash some water on my forehead…
Those were the words I heard on the other end of the phone. The words that stunned me and left me speechless.
I know . . . hard to believe that I could be speechless. But I am still completely stymied when I think about it.
What I’d love to know is why.
Now that I have your attention . . . let’s talk about my love of music!
The Prompt: Goodbyes Who have you had to say goodbye to? What kinds of goodbyes? As we get older, the number of goodbyes we are required to say seems to multiply exponentially.…
“Too much information.” That’s what I hear from my kids sometimes, especially if I share details with them of what my life was like at their ages (almost 20 and…