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Bent but not broken
I am not a gardener. I am not a plant person by any stretch of anyone’s imagination. I have no live plants in my house and only minimal artificial ones. This extends to outside of my house as well. Some …
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Ready for change in 2014
We’re a couple of weeks into the new year, but I’m just now feeling like starting a new year. I was a bit out of sorts when the actual year began thanks to the stomach flu. And then I was …
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Make snow days a regular thing
A good portion of this week, the state of Indiana has been mostly shutdown. We had a big snowfall and then such frigid temperatures that even my double fur coated dog didn’t want to be outside more than a minute …
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Being the smiling mom
My mom has a beautiful smile the comes easily. When I was growing up, I even had friends remark about how it seemed like my mom was always smiling. Truthfully, there were times in my grumpy adolescence where it annoyed …
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A look back at 2013
I always feel such pressure to come up with an end-of-the-year blog post. It’s hard to summarize an entire year into one blog post. I feel the need to be reflective and insightful. I’m not sure that this post will …
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The heart of Christmas
Four years ago, my thoughts on Christmas began to shift. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I love the story of the birth of Jesus. A pastor I had as a child always pointed out how Christmas was sort …
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Teaching Christian tolerance
Phil Robertson, patriarch of the “Ducky Dynasty” show on A&E, has been in the news this week for his comments about homosexuality and his faith. He’s not alone. Last year Chick-Fil-A ruffled feathers by supporting the biblical definition of a …
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Why we believe in Santa Claus
Santa Claus. The jolly figure incites a variety of feelings in various folks. Some insist that they won’t let their kids believe in Santa. They contend that they won’t lie to their children or that Santa isn’t the reason for …
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Lessons from surgery
And this will be my final post about my surgery and all related stuff. My life is moving forward. I am moving forward, but as always I learned a few lessons through this entire process. I have been thinking about …