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May 2020

May 12, 2020

Seriously, Don’t be a Cheetah

Good Morning All! I am popping up for ten minutes of air to explain why...

May 10, 2020

The Unlived Life of the Mother Indeed

Jesus listening to you complain about how you didn't get to "live your life." There...

April 2020

April 24, 2020

7 Timely Takes

I guess it is Friday, and my poor blog isn’t just meant for piles of...

April 15, 2020

Have You Even Read the Passion Bible?

Another day another video because in spite of working for many many hours, I completed...

April 14, 2020

Some Books for If You’re Bored Out of Your Mind

found it! I'm trying to write something else, like piles of other things, so I...

April 08, 2020

Why Bad Things Happen To Bad People

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Enjoy! ******************************************************************************** As I was briefly scrolling around the...

April 07, 2020

Before It Is Too Late

I was thinking about not blogging this week, what with it being Holy Week and...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

Where Is The Covid-19 MasterClass?

I don’t know about anyone else, but my Facebook feed is full of Masterclass advertisements,...

March 25, 2020

A Day in the Life

I’m working on the next section of Mr. Reno’s piece from Monday, but it’s taking...

March 12, 2020

At Such a Time as This

Sometime as I was scrolling in my usual languid way through the internet yesterday, I...

March 11, 2020

The Total Tweeness of Self-Care

I googled "twee" and this was the first thing that came up. Well, this is...

March 03, 2020

Two Things on Tuesday: Is That Tiny Bag Beautiful?

With the plastic bag ban, I need these, not a teeny tiny purse. Tuesday is...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

Don’t Use Lent For Self-Improvement, Use It For “Self-Care”

In the spirit of taking words and using them however I want, I will now...

February 21, 2020

7 Takes on Time and Money

It’s Friday so: One Someone in my blog comments yesterday accused me of anti-Semitism. I...

February 13, 2020

The Gospel of Excellence

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning, thrashing my way through the entirety of American...

February 11, 2020

The Lord Gave Me a Word for 2020

Well, I didn’t watch the Oscars, thank goodness, because I would have died of boredom....

February 05, 2020

Witless Wednesday: JLo and the SOTU

I wrote this over at Stand Firm today about trying to watch the SOTU as...

February 04, 2020

You Don’t Like goop Because of The Patriarchy

For me, as I approach the internet in these dark early-morning hours with all the...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

God Helps Those Who Can’t Help Themselves

My little girls and I finished Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter yesterday. Like all...

January 28, 2020

3 Wellness Trends To Live By

Well, I had a lovely few days away with the loveliest people in the world....

January 16, 2020

The Baby is Still Not That Important

I'm over at SF today. Enjoy! ******************************************************************************************* I never know if people love me or...

January 10, 2020

7 Monarchical Takes

It's Friday. This is how I feel. So sue me. Well, I sat down to...

January 08, 2020

The Poverty of Self-Interest

Well, I overslept my blogging moment, and then went down and stood by as a...

January 07, 2020

I’m Worried I Might Die of Boredom

Well, I was worried that 2020 was going to be kind of a bust. There's...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

I Want Books Not Book Merch

Me Posting Covers of my Favorite Books "Without Comment." UPDATE: I post this link and...

December 11, 2019

Easy For Her To Say

In my twitter ramblings yesterday I landed on this interview in the Guardian. Another person...

December 10, 2019

I Also Appreciate That That’s Appreciated

Tell me again how you feel... I was all set to talk about all the...

December 04, 2019

Witless Wednesday: The Morning Routine

This is so brilliant. Someone over at the Atlantic has finally had enough of the...

November 2019

November 20, 2019

Witless Wednesday

It’s time for a new category on the side. In my restless search for ridiculous things...

November 19, 2019

When Everyone Is Solomon

I’ve only been to Chick-fil-A once in my life, or maybe twice, and wasn’t sure...