I am thankful today. It’s not the fourth Thursday in November. No near death experiences that have made me grateful to be alive. I am just thankful. So today, on the old blog, I am going to make a gratitude list. Hopefully you will get nudged in your heart and make your own. It opens […]
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Try looking in the monthly archives. July 2008
Oh Well
I have made a discovery that is going to change your life! That’s right. I would like to share with you, my blog reader, two words that will make your existence on Planet Earth so much more peaceful than you could ever imagine. Are you hooked? I am not going to sell you Snake Oil […]
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Rambling Writing is Good for the Soul
“Ramblin’, Ramblin’, Rambling,Keep those doggies rambling, I write!” My introduction to the tune of Rawhide may give you an indication of my mood. I am all over the place today. Silly, sad, energetic and downright pooped. Let me ramble a bit to take the edge off. For me, this is better than strong drink. My […]
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You Draw Us After You (My 100th Post!)
My nephew Justin is a book lover and when we get together, our conversations always include what we have been reading. He recommended to me Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I just recommended to him Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. It is delightful to have book friends. Last time we got together, he […]
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Is there anything else on?
“It’s two weeks every four years. Quit your whining.” This is what my beloved husband says to me every time I have inquired about channel surfing the past week. Is it un-American not to enjoy the Olympics? Am I a Commie? If being American means valuing materialism then I am red, white and blue! I […]
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Grace Has Its Own Tiara
The last couple of weeks I have read Angela Hunt’s Uncharted and Dave Egger’s A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Uncharted is a work of fiction and Egger’s book, though autobiographical, reads like a novel. Both good books. But variety makes life juicier not just more spicy, so I chose as my next book a […]
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Attacking Our Joy
August 21, 2008I woke up this morning feeling restless and irritable. For a while, I tried to think about it logically. Why was I feeling this way? Had something happened to propel me to stress or anger? No. My feelings manifested into actions. I got angry with John. I became angrier with Noah. I told […]
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Ode to Scooby
One year ago, you came into our home, A manic, hefty puggle of one, Noah picked you out, love at first sight, He saw you and knew you would be fun. But not I, oh no, I saw trouble with fur, You’re my little boy’s pup, not mine. I’ll clean up your piles and buy […]
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I love dancing. The book that I am writing deals with dancing and the overwhelming freedom I have in a life of dancing with Jesus. I ran across the following video on Megan DiMaria’s blog and just adored it. The guy is Matt Harding and he traveled the world making this video, first just for […]
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Just a little more…contentment?
A couple of months ago, a little boy came over to play with Noah. Nice kid, nice family. The two new friends had a good time in our condo. As the little boy left to go back to his house, he said to Noah, “You gotta come over to our house and play. The trampoline […]
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