Thanks for all the feedback facebooker’s & blogging friends! When I went to school yesterday I could tell who among my seminary friends had read the chapter by the way they looked at me. They gave me real long silent & serious stares usually followed by something like, “I never knew.” That always makes me happy. Because so many people have said something similar to me…something like, “I always thought you like came from the suburbs with a real happy... Read more
I’ve been reading Stephen King’s hillarious and irreverent memoir on writing. (My husband thinks old Stevie is charming me as watches me smile & giggle my way through it). Anyway, he talks about how he was formed into a writer, not made. He talks about needing some basic skill sets to be a good writer. All this got me thinking about how I want to be a good writer, but it’s so dang scary. He talks about needing to take... Read more
Ladies, what would you get in a fist fight for? I’m not sure why but last night at 3am I was awake & contemplating if there was any good reason I’d get in a fist fight? Or even a wrestle match. A fist fight, of course, assumes I actually know what to do with my fists. I think I’d either a) miss or b) cringe in pain if a fist of mine made contact with someone’s face ~ after all,... Read more
If this article doesn’t make you wanna go clean your house a little, I don’t know what will. Off to change the sheets! 🙂 Read more
Bloggers, I am whooped. We spent last week in Madison. Of course we were able to stretch out what could have been a 5 hour drive home to a whopping 8 hour drive. Oh, the Biskies, our adventures never end. On the upside, I got to swim with Ran twice in the hotel pool and I got a nap everyday. On Saturday we headed to the Detroit area & got to see a handful of our closest friends, which was... Read more
This may be the most adorable little 2 year old singing I’ve ever seen on Youtube Read more
I’m in the middle of Obama’s fascinating memoir, Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race & Inheritance. Of all the memoirs I’ve ever read, Obama’s by far is the most complex. Sometimes I find myself rereading a few sentences over & over again, thinking “what on earth did he just say?” Last year, Joe Biden got in trouble for calling Barack Obama an “articulate” black man. 98% of black America (and most whites as well) know that it is... Read more
I’m sure you heard of the tragic Montana plane crash that happened last week. There were 3 couples & their young kids on board. Two of them were sisters & it was their father’s plane. On that day, he lost two daughters, two son-in-laws & five grandchildren. The other couple had two adorable children & the woman was five months pregnant. Some news stories just stick with me, I think about them for ages. And this one felt particularly tragic... Read more
I woke up feeling peace today about losing my pay. (see yesterday’s misery fest) I’m not delusional, I know it’s going to be hard, but God’s peace is abounding in me, I’m okay with it. I’m going to do all I can in the next few days but at the end of the day, I trust Him. And if all goes well, hopefully it will be only for 2-3 months. Now, on to funnier fare… The hubby and I pray... Read more
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