Category life

My Gardening Hobby

During this last year, as I have been settling into my house and working on my yard, I have begun to really enjoy gardening. I did plenty of it in my childhood, but it is different now. Back then I…

What Kind of God Do You Worship?

I heard this story on NPR this morning about a dozen Catholic women in the US who claim to have been ordained as priests. I am not Catholic, and so it would seem that I have no vested interest in…

Spammed Out

The timing could not have been better. I have not been posting anything for months on my site. I have quit school and started working so I am approaching life and the subjects that I used to write about from…

Limbo

I have been in internet limbo for the last week and then some. This is likely to continue for a little while, but things are moving fast and I should be back up and running soon (I hope).Just an overview…

Victory

It was very fun to hear from Laura that she has decided to try blogging as a way to record/share her thoughts. I set up her blog yesterday and she got right to work. After all my talk about blogging…

Peeling Away

This will only make sense with the background information that I never wanted to buy a minivan. I love my minivan. That statement, and the rest of this post, is less about my minivan and more about me – and…

Only Fair

I think it’s only fair after posting about Feeling Useless that I give a little update on the calling thing. I have been called (about a month after I posted that) as the assistant executive secretary and I will be…

Life After Death

I have noticed an interesting trend/pattern within myself ever since my grandma died. I am more sensitive to death. When I hear about a death – even some fictionalized ones, I have a different kind of reaction than I used…

Teacher

On the way home tonight Savannah told me she wanted to play baseball. When we got home it turned out that she meant golf. I got the clubs out for her and some wiffle balls and she started playing. Within…

Jail Break

I just love having two kids who are such good friends. Laura told me a great story that took place yesterday with Savannah and Alyssa. I just have to share how Savannah chose to play the protective big sister for…