Smooth Smoothie

I’m not a stellar cook. My mom? A stellar cook. Me? Hardly. But I surprised myself recently. I actually came up with something good. But hold that applause, it’s only a smoothie. A smoothie hardly qualifies as something “cooked.” And I never said this was original. Most households probably whip something similar up each day [...]

A First for Me

Something happened to me today that has never happened before. I was at Walmart, waiting in line–THAT certainly wasn’t a first. Is it just me or are there NEVER enough lanes open at Walmart? Anyway… So I’m waiting in line to check out and there they were, gracing the cover of at least two magazines, [...]

Ahhhh, Mother’s Day

It’s Mother’s Day and do you know what I want more than anything? Not jewelry. Not flowers. Not clothes. Not chocolate (although a little chocolate never hurt anyone). Not breakfast in bed. I can even do without a nice meal at a nice restaurant. Silence. And solitude. That’s all. Heck, I’m so low maintenance I [...]

Relief

OK, so we’ve been out of town for the last five days at a conference for leaders in our denomination. I thought I’d have the opportunity to do a little email, posting, etc. Why I thought this, I have no idea, because conferences are always jammed packed with whatnot. Then throw a few kids under [...]

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