Target Miracles
Two months ago I gave Josh a list of perhaps 15 items to get at Target. I’m not really sure how many items because as he headed out the door…
ReadmoreDark Waltz
This was written only a week or two ago, but details don’t matter. We are the lucky ones. We are the blessed ones. Who can tell what on this great…
ReadmoreHubris
The thing I love about the word “Hubris” is that only people who embody it use it. Life would be so much simpler if all words worked that way! And…
ReadmoreOn Being a Failure
In December reality finally broke through to me. I am a failure in just about every area that counts for me. This has been the case for as long as…
ReadmoreLeather and Consistency
I learned something quite shocking last week. My conservative, traditional, Southern husband likes leather jackets. On me! Now I knew that he liked a conservative, traditional, Southern leather jacket for…
ReadmoreDefensive?
I have never measured the depth of my parents’ epidermises, but I suspect that it would be correct to say that they have thick skin. I grew up expecting others…
ReadmoreYou Can’t Always Get What You Want
I wrote this on April 28th and did not publish it because the negative emotions were too real. Now that I have “gotten what I need” and that involves having…
ReadmoreSpelling
I cannot spell. I can usually type  words fairly well and even those who can spell manage to make enough silly errors online so that it is not so obvious…
ReadmoreHaiti and Helplessness
I found out about the earthquake in Haiti the morning after it happened. I saw something online about praying or giving to Haiti the night before, but that is not…
ReadmoreThankful
Today I struggle to be thankful because my thoughts are clouded by guilt. It is the guilt of squandered privilege that distracts me from thanking God for my blessings. It…
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