Relationships
Happy of myself
So … it’s happened: youngest boy has graduated. He’s got the world by the tail and his whole life ahead of him. And for all of us there’s a little bit of the now what? Oh, there’s a summer job on the horizon and college classes in the fall. But that’s not it. I feel [...]
Virgo and the Circus
I’m not a big follower of Astrological signs. I mean, I read my horoscope from time to time, but I’ve never put much stock into them. Until I started paying attention to my Hubbs’ Virgo personality: Tidy. Sensitive. Analytical. Logical. Grounded. Keeps feelings inside. Respectful. Dependable, predictable and loyal. And mine (Gemini): Independent. Easily bored. [...]
on Need
Consider this the next time someone you know (child, in-law, spouse, etc.) acts out, acts up, pouts, snorts, stomps or whines: Love me when I least deserve it because that is when I most need it. –Swedish Proverb
The point
If you lose your cool because traffic made you late for yoga, you’ve missed the point, don’t you think? If you stand on the sidelines hurling obscenities at a coach’s conduct, you’ve missed the point, don’t you think? If you swear and sulk because family commitments made you tardy to prayer group, you’ve missed the point, [...]
Catching it
Lately, I’ve caught a lot: I’ve caught up on my sleep after catching the walking bug I’ve caught wind of some good networking info. I’ve caught myself laughing, singing along and trying new things. I’ve caught more tasks than I bargained for in team meetings and made it through to tell the tale. I’ve caught [...]
Sugar & spice and everything nice
In addition to the Easter candies around this weekend, I decided to bake something special for our guests. Grandpa and the wee ones really enjoyed a dessert I deemed the “perfect marriage.” What is it? Simple – just bake up my two-ingredient Magic Pumpkin Spice Cake and top it with my Opally Delicious Carmel Icing [...]
ABCs – easy as 1-2-3
Both Jeanette at A View from the Middle and Dianna at These Days of Mine presented me with a new blog award, the ABC (Awesome Blog Content) award recently. Thank you ladies; I am honored that you feel my blog has awesome content! When accepting the ABC award , the recipient is supposed to list [...]
Senor Doggus & the Vet
Frankie had his physical Monday night. Old dog survived the traumatic two mile car trip to the Vet’s office, interactions with other jumpy, barky types, and being poked, prodded, and touched. Here’s how it went down: “Oh Frankie, you’re such a gentleman, if only all of our patients were as good as you,” said the [...]
In the wildwood
There’s a church in the valley by the wildwood No lovelier place in the dale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale Oh, come to the church by the wildwood Come to the church in the dale No place is so dear to my childhood As [...]
The living answer
“Religion is about having the right answers, and some of their answers are right… but I am about the process that takes you to the living answer… it will change you from the inside. There are a lot of smart people who are able to say a lot of right things from their brain because [...]
