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Unashamed: Part Deux

Compared to the time I wet my pants in second grade, it was nothing. (Yeah,...

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December 26, 2011

Date a Guy Who Reads

This post is a response to A Girl You Should Date Date a guy who...

June 2011

June 26, 2011

Religious Enthusiasm

I can’t help it sometimes… I read something about Jesus and how He has done...

June 18, 2011

Visual Descriptionary

I ran across a really interesting blog article the other day, and thought it was...

June 06, 2011

The Weekly Yum-ster: Food Pantry Smorgasbord

Image by Walmart Stores via Flickr When life gives you lemons, they say, make lemonade....

June 05, 2011

Getting Organized!

Image via Wikipedia, of something no one should have to do: sift cinders! Ever feel...

April 2011

April 23, 2011

Blooming!

These are the flowers I planted last fall at Chris and Vicki's! Daffodils and Hyacinths....

April 16, 2011

The first time was an accident.

Absolutely the best opening line ever! And it’s mine, all mine! [Air washes hands in...

April 15, 2011

Might April showers bring something else?

Of course, that's not how the rhyme goes. But with any luck, tonight's rain will...

April 04, 2011

Feast Day of Saint Harriet

Yay! Today is the feast day of Saint Harriet! I’m sure, without her constant intercession,...

March 2011

March 09, 2011

All A-Gaga

Well, we did it, so I guess that means we’re not, what, “virgins” anymore. (Does...

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October 20, 2010

On keeping up appearances…

I’ve discovered, over time, that keeping up appearances is something I both love and hate....

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August 30, 2009

Melting pot, or salad bar?

I developed this concept while I was in my communications class at IPFW back in...

August 25, 2009

Song of the Day

Sometimes I hear a song, and it really reminds me of some event in my...

August 22, 2009

I’m thinking about . . . learning to bellydance

There's something about bellydancing that has always fascinated me. I can't describe it. The music...

August 21, 2009

Pandora Radio

Oh, this is just the coolest. I've just discovered Pandora Radio (www.pandora.com), a FREE streaming internet...

August 20, 2009

My beautiful Sophia!

 Isn't she lovely, isn't she wonderful! This is my beautiful daughter, Sophia! She's a senior...

August 19, 2009

Honestly, I’m not (always) like this!

I've been thinking. If you only knew me by reading my blog, you might think...

August 18, 2009

Doggedly Blundering . . .

I found this quotation and did it in calligraphy (which you see here) for the...

August 14, 2009

You can butter my toast

Working on a little jazz ditty that popped into my head while I was on...

August 12, 2009

Deliciously Wicked

I remember reading Wicked (Gregory Maguire, Regan Books, 1995) when it first came out and...

August 10, 2009

On retreat . . .

I don't think I should be posting. I'm supposed to be pondering the meaning of...

August 08, 2009

My life has never been the same

  Wow, what can I say? Twenty-four years ago tomorrow at 9:20 p.m. was the...

August 04, 2009

A Sense of the World

Busily trying to finish this book. A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man...

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