Posted in Favorites, Inspirational on May 13th, 2009
It’s no secret that I’ve always been the shy girl, so it should shock exactly no one that I like being an anonymous customer. I just want to get what I came for and go, with as little human interaction as possible. I bristle when the checker at the grocery store gets nosy about my [...]
Posted in Favorites, Inspirational, Writing on Sep 16th, 2008
This post is for my friends on Facebook, who are clamoring to know what God revealed to me this weekend that has me so excited.
What He revealed is the book He wants me to write.
I’ve been trying for a long time to figure out what big story I had to tell. I’ve always suspected I [...]
Posted in Favorites, Reflections on Sep 23rd, 2007
I got a letter today from my alma mater university, and I’m sure it had quite the opposite effect on me from what was intended. The 5-page letter sings the praises of the current freshman class, the class of 2011. There’s a lot to be proud of in this class, and I’m glad to see [...]
Posted in Favorites, Memories, Reflections on Feb 4th, 2007
Let’s be perfectly clear about one thing. Daddy never actually took the Mustang away; rather, he was the one who bought it for me. A brand-spanking new 1986 white Mustang convertible with a sporty red interior. License plate number AXC 76P. (It’s amazing, the trivial things the brain chooses to remember.) I wasn’t quite yet [...]
Today, boys and girls, we take a brief time out from normal blogging for a little lesson in punctuation. Today, I’m going to educate you about the underutilized mark known as the em dash. Never to be confused with the lowly hyphen.
Folks, way too many people out there are using a hyphen or two (like [...]
Posted in Family, Favorites, Girly Girl on Oct 13th, 2006
The velvet door rope might have been the first indication that this was no ordinary birthday party. The bouncer checking names against the VIP list before granting entry was likely the second clue. This celebration, after all, was an important affair, held in honor of the fact that Maia has reached the ripe old age [...]
My husband has never, to the best of my recollection, proposed a blog topic. Yet this morning, he suggested I write about Ducky, a most important member of our household. Who am I to refuse such a request? And so without further ado, I give you the true tales of Ducky Quack Quack.
Ducky is a [...]
Posted in Family, Favorites, Reflections on Apr 26th, 2006
Dear Maia and Noah,
This blog is for you. Not just this post, but the whole accidentally thought out thing, warts and treasures and all. Some parents create elaborate scrapbooks for their children to capture precious growing up memories. I’ve seen some of these albums, and they are splendiferous works of artistic perfection.
I am deeply sorry [...]
Posted in Favorites, Inspirational, Reflections on Mar 31st, 2006
That’s what I wrote to a friend yesterday. That I wanted God to be lighting my heart on fire all the time. The words and imagery stuck with me, and I have decided it is time to speak openly about that which has been foremost in my mind for quite some time now. Readers, if [...]
Posted in Favorites, Funny Stuff on Jan 10th, 2006
Maia has recently decided that everyone has a superpower, and I was informed the other day that mine is reading. Reading? Really? A superpower? Who knew? All this time, I’ve been selfishly thinking that my love of reading was just for my own personal entertainment. But this is, after all, the child who, when I [...]
